A decadent chocolate ganache fills delicious mint thumbprint cookies in Chocolate Ganache-Filled Mint Thumbprint Cookies.
Chocolate Ganache-Filled Mint Thumbprint Cookies
Serves: approximately 20
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, slightly softened
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon peppermint extract
- 3 drops green food coloring
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- Chocolate Ganache (recipe follows)
- Garnish: white chocolate curls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter, confectioners’ sugar, salt, peppermint extract, and food coloring with a mixer at medium speed until thick and creamy, approximately 2 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape down sides of bowl. With mixer at low speed, gradually add flour to butter mixture, beating until combined.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place dough balls 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Using the end of a wooden spoon or the back of a rounded ¼-teaspoon measuring spoon, make an indentation in center of each dough ball.
- Bake until cookies are set, 9 to 11 minutes. Remove from oven, and press down centers again. Let cool on pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire racks.
- Spoon 1 teaspoon Chocolate Ganache into centers of cookies. Garnish with chocolate curls, if desired. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a day.
Notes
MAKE-AHEAD TIP: Cookies can be baked up to 3 weeks ahead, placed in an airtight container with layers separated by wax paper, and frozen. Let thaw and come to room temperature before filling and garnishing.
Chocolate Ganache
Serves: approximately ⅓ cup
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup chopped 60% cacao bittersweet chocolate
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Place chopped chocolate in a small heatproof bowl.
- In a small saucepan, bring cream just to a boil over medium heat. Pour hot cream over chocolate, and let stand for 1 minute. Whisk until smooth. Refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, approximately 20 minutes.
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