Best Chocolate Cherry Walnut Thumbprints Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cut butter into pats and beat with electric mixer until creamy, then add sugar.
• 2. While butter is mixing drain cherries and cut each in half.
• 3. Beat sugar and butter till blended then add eggs and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
• 4. Mix in dry ingredients.
• 5. Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in 30 second intervals at half power in a glass bowl in the microwave till smooth and creamy.
• 6. Add melted chocolate to cookie dough and mix well.
• 7. Using a small cookie scoop make evenly sized cookies and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
• 8. Using your thumb make an impression and fill with half a cherry.
• 9. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and allow to cool on the cookie sheet before transferring to wax paper.
• 10. When cookies cool, melt remaining cup of chocolate chips in the microwave then transfer to a pastry bag and drizzle onto each cookie.

CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, milk and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate until easy to handle, about 1 hour. , In a small bowl, whisk egg white until foamy. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; dip in egg white, then roll in nuts. Place on greased baking sheets. Using a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in center of each cookie. Bake at 350° until center is set, 10-12 minutes. , For filling, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and vanilla; stir until smooth. Spoon or pipe 1/4 teaspoon into each warm cookie; gently press a chocolate kiss in the center. Carefully remove from pans to wire racks to cool.