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ultimate cookie lover's thumbprints

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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Crystal Schlueter
@crystalschlu
Babbitt, MN

These go perfectly on a holiday cookie tray and would surely even make Santa very happy!

Blue Ribbon Recipe

There's a lot going on in these amazing thumbprint cookies. Soft and chewy, the cookie has a rich chocolate flavor. Adding the pecans gives them a little crunch. The pecan half on the bottom is a nice surprise. Adding a dollop of cookie butter gives the cookies a buttery richness. From the intense chocolate flavors to the different textures, we couldn't stop snacking on these cookies.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(1 rating)
yield 32 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For ultimate cookie lover's thumbprints

  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 2/3 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1 lg
    egg, separated
  • 2 Tbsp
    half & half or whole milk
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 c
    unsweetened cocoa
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, divided
  • 32 sm
    pecan halves
  • 3/4 c
    finely chopped pecans
  • 3/4 c
    cookie butter or cookie spread

How To Make ultimate cookie lover's thumbprints

  • Butter, brown sugar, egg, half and half, and vanilla in a bowl.
    1
    In a medium bowl cream together the butter and brown sugar. Beat in the egg yolk, half & half, and vanilla.
  • Flour, cocoa, and salt added to the bowl.
    2
    Mix in the flour, cocoa, and salt until combined.
  • All but 3 Tbsp of chocolate chips added to the dough.
    3
    Set 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips aside. Then mix the remaining chocolate chips into the dough. Cover the dough with plastic wrap. Chill for at least 30 minutes.
  • Pecans placed on a baking sheet.
    4
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a large cookie sheet. Space the pecan halves at least 2 1/2 inches apart on the sheet.
  • Dough rolled into a ball.
    5
    Roll dough into approximately 1-inch balls.
  • Top of dough dipped in egg white.
    6
    Dip tops into the egg white.
  • Top of dough dipped into crushed pecans.
    7
    Then into the chopped pecans.
  • Dough placed over pecan and indentation formed in the dough.
    8
    Place one ball of dough, nut side up, over each pecan half. Gently press centers with your thumb or the back of a teaspoon.
  • Baking the thumbprint cookies.
    9
    Bake for 9-12 minutes or just until set but still soft. L
  • Baked cookies on a cooling rack.
    10
    et cool on the pan for 5 minutes. Then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Cookie butter in a piping bag.
    11
    Spoon the cookie butter into a plastic zip-top bag. Snip off the corner.
  • Cookie butter and chocolate chips added to top of cookie.
    12
    Pipe the cookie butter into the indentations. Sprinkle with the reserved chocolate chips.
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