Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Fun holiday peppermint chocolate thumbprint cookies topped with a white chocolate peppermint kiss. These Christmas cookies are family-friendly, easy to make, and so delectable.
Servings 28 cookies
Calories 113kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened preferably Land O Lakes
- ½ cup sugar
- ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 3/4 teaspoon peppermint
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 28 -30 frozen peppermint kisses
Instructions
- Cream butter and both sugars with a mixer until light and fluffy. Turn the mixer to low, add egg yolks one at a time, and mix just until incorporated. Mix in vanilla extract.
- Whisk together flour, baking cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture in 3 parts. Blend on low after each addition just until combined, scraping down the side of the mixer bowl as needed. Remove the bowl from the mixer, cover, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours up to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Butter hands and roll dough into a little less than 1-inch balls. Place them on the prepared baking sheet with 1-2 inches between cookies.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes. Allow to cool for 3 minutes only. Press 1 peppermint kiss into the top of each cookie. Carefully move the cookies to wire racks without touching the peppermint kiss as it may be soft.
Notes
- The dough works best when chilled for 3 hours up to overnight.
- When we returned this recipe to the test kitchen, we found the vanilla extract tasted better. However, feel free to use peppermint extract instead, but cut it down to 3/4 teaspoon so it is not overpowering.
- Gently press the kiss into the top of the cookie, creating a small indentation.
- If you have time, do a test run with one or two cookies. This will really help you establish the optimum baking time.
Nutrition
Calories: 113kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 34mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg