Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies are mint cookies with a creamy, dark chocolate in the center. Perfect for Holiday trays or an anytime sweet treat!
Oh boy! This week, with Christmas almost here, my kitchen has been quite busy. From homemade applesauce, to cookies, to peppermint bark, and more! I love this time of year, but wow is it also a busy baking season!!
This year, I wanted to add a few new types of cookies to my goodie tray, and since my hubby LOVES anything mint related, I knew these thumbprint cookies would be a hit! These cookies are similar in taste to sugar cookies, only with a slight mint taste.
Creamy dark chocolate in the middle topped with a chocolate mint, these are cookies are mouth watering!
I love the color of these as well, quite festive and the only green cookies on my tray!!
Hope you enjoy and hope you all have a Blessed Christmas ahead!! Be sure to let me know what you think in the comment section below if you give these cookies a try!
Ingredients Needed for these Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies:
Butter
Powdered sugar
Peppermint extract
Egg yolks
Green food coloring
Flour
Baking powder
Salt
Dark chocolate chips
Whipping cream
Butter
Chocolate mints, cut diagonally (Andes Mints)
How to prepare:
In a large bowl- beat the butter and powdered sugar together with an electric mixer until creamy.
Beat in- the peppermint extract, eggs yolks, and food coloring until combined.
Add- in the flour, baking powder, and salt, mixing until combined.
Shape dough- into 1 inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
Using the end of a wooden spoon- press a deep well into the center of each dough ball.
Bake- in a preheated oven, 350, for about 8-10 minutes.
Remove tray- from oven and reshape wells with wooden spoon.
Allow to cool- on tray for about 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack.
Once on cooling rack- allow to cool completely (about 20 minutes).
In a small bowl- combine the dark chocolate chips, whipping cream, and butter.
Microwave- in 30 second increments until smooth and creamy.
Scoop- 1 teaspoon of chocolate and place in deep wells.
Continue- until all cookies are completed.
Place- a mint on top of each chocolate well and allow to set up completely.
Enjoy!!
Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies – Deliciously soft, mint-infused sugar cookies with a creamy chocolate mint ganache filling! Print the recipe below and be sure to give these a try!
Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter *softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 16 drops green food coloring
- 2 1/4 cup flour *all purpose
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoon butter
- 18 chocolate mints *Andes mints, cut on a diagonal
Instructions
- In a large bowl, beat the butter and powdered sugar together with an electric mixer until creamy.
- Beat in the peppermint extract, eggs yolks, and food coloring until combined.
- Add in the flour, baking powder, and salt, mixing until combined.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
- Using the end of a wooden spoon, press a deep well into the center of each dough ball.
- Bake in a preheated oven, 350 degrees, for about 8-10 minutes.
- Remove tray from oven and reshape wells with wooden spoon.
- Allow to cool on tray for about 2 minutes before placing on cooling rack.
- Once on cooling rack, allow to cool completely (about 20 minutes).
- In a small bowl, combine the dark chocolate chips, whipping cream, and butter.
- Microwave in 30 second increments until smooth and creamy.
- Scoop 1 teaspoon of chocolate and place in deep wells.
- Continue until all cookies are completed.
- Place a mint on top of each chocolate well and allow to set up completely.
- Enjoy!!
