How to Make Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies

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How to Make Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies

These cookies are extremely easy and versatile, mix it up with candy toppings of your choice!

Whitney York

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Step 1 of 8

Whisk together cocoa powder, flour, and salt.

Step 2 of 8

Beat 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of butter together with a mixer.

Step 3 of 8

Add egg and vanilla, beat in. Slowly add cocoa powder/flour mixture.

Step 4 of 8

Roll dough into balls, about a tablespoon full. Roll ball in sugar then place on ungreased baking sheet. If dough is too sticky, cover with plastic wrap and leave in refrigerator at least an hour.

Step 5 of 8

Bake in 350 degree oven for 5 min. After 5 min use melon baller to make an indentation in the center. Bake for 2 more minutes.

Step 6 of 8

Add candy of your choice. I used candy cane Hershey kisses, Andes mints, and some mint chocolate chips. Bake for about 2 more minutes, don't burn candy!

Step 7 of 8

Let cool on a cooling rack and enjoy!

Step 8 of 8

You're Done

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Whitney York

Murray, KY

Busy teacher, tech specialist, and grad student. Not a lot of time to cook but I love it!

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2 Cups Flour

⅔ Cups Unsweetened cocoa powder

¼ Teaspoons Fine salt

1 Cup Unsalted butter

1 Egg

1 Tablespoon Pure vanilla extract

1 ½ Cups Sugar

Candy toppings of your choice

Me too! that was really a good tunmb cookie

Donnell Noeller 5 months ago

Wow these look so good! I might do these for a school demonstration speech I have to do. :)

Alexa Z 5 months ago

Depending on how big they are...those size of balls I made a little over 2 dozen

Whitney York (author) 5 months ago

How many cookies does this recipe make?

Iffat Jokhio 5 months ago

Thanks! I updated it, 1 cup of sugar is for the dough, the other half cup is for rolling the cookies in before baking.

Whitney York (author) 6 months ago

Hi. They look great, but please clarify. There is NO sugar in the ingredient list. Photo #2 speaks of 1 cup sugar, but it also references 1 cup butter, but the ingredient list specifies 1 1/4 cup butter. Can you please update the list with the correct ingredients and quantities. Thank you !

Nan M 6 months ago