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Cookies, Brownies, and Bars

Kathleen King's Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

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These chocolate cookies are rolled in pecans and filled with melted dark chocolate. Recipe from Kathleen King of Tate's Bake Shop.

About This Recipe

Yield:80 cookies
Active time:40 minutes
Total time:3 hours
This recipe appears in: 5 Cookie Making Tips from Kathleen King of Tate's Bake Shop

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup salted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 egg whites
  • 3 cups finely chopped pecans
  • 8 ounces semi sweet chocolate, melted
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Procedures

  1. 1

    In a small bowl, combine flour and salt. Set aside.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and brown sugar.

  3. 3

    Add melted chocolate and vanilla, mix till combined. Scrape down bowl. Add egg yolks and mix.

  4. 4

    Add flour mixture and mix till combined. Remove dough from bowl onto a large piece of clear film. Wrap and form into a disc. Refrigerate for 2 hours or firm enough to roll into balls.

  5. 5

    Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 sheet pans with silpat or grease pans.

  6. 6

    In a small bowl, add egg whites and whisk lightly with a fork to lighten. Place nuts in a separate small bowl.

  7. 7

    Roll dough into small balls the size of marbles. Dip the dough balls into the egg white to coat.

  8. 8

    Roll each ball in chopped pecans.

  9. 9

    Place balls onto prepared cookie sheets 1 1/2 inch apart and push down the center of each ball with your thumb. If you have long nails, use the end of a wooden dowel.

  10. 10

    Bake for 10 minutes, remove pans from the oven, and press down the centers again, using a dowel or the back of a teaspoon. Bake for 10 minutes more.

  11. 11

    While cookies cool, melt chocolate and oil in a small bowl in the microwave, till just melted.

  12. 12

    Using a teaspoon, fill cookies, one by one. Place them back onto the sheet pans till chocolate is firm and set. The chocolate will take a couple of hours to set, if you are in a hurry, refrigerate them.

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