Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies
Rich, brownie-like chocolate cookies with a maraschino cherry in the middle and fudge icing.
Servings 40
Calories 86kcal
Cost $6
Equipment
- Mixer
- Cookie Sheet
- Wire cooling rack
- Mixing bowls
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa power
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 jar maraschino cherries one 10oz jar, reserve the juice
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- In large mixing bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and soda.
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat together butter and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to creamed mixture until well blended.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Press down on center of dough with your thumb.
- Drain maraschino cherries, reserving the juice
- Place a cherry in the center of each cookie.
- In a small saucepan, combine the chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk and heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 tsp. of cherry juice.
- Spoon about 1 tsp. of frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover each cherry.
- If frosting is too thick, you can add a little more cherry juice.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes until done.
- Remove to wire rack to cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg