Description
Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies are deliciously rich and festive cookies filled with a decadent chocolate-cherry ganache.
Ingredients
- 188 g all-purpose flour
- 40 g Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 0.5 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp sea salt
- 168 g unsalted butter, softened
- 165 g light brown sugar, packed
- 50 g granulated white sugar
- 2 egg yolks, room temperature
- 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
- 140 g dark chocolate with dried cherries, chopped
- 90 ml heavy cream
- 85 g cherry preserves
Instructions
- Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and sea salt.
- Cream butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar until pale and fluffy.
- Add egg yolks and vanilla extract; beat until smooth.
- Mix in dry ingredients until dough forms.
- Portion dough into 32 balls; press indents in centers and chill 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 175°C. Bake 8 cookies per sheet for 9–11 minutes.
- While cookies cool, make ganache: heat cream and pour over chopped chocolate, stir until smooth.
- Mix in cherry preserves. Fill cooled cookies with 1 tsp ganache each.
- Chill cookies 10–15 minutes to set ganache.
Notes
- Use softened, not melted, butter for best texture.
- Chilling dough helps maintain shape.
- Store in airtight container up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American