ultimate cookie lover's thumbprints

Name: Ultimate Cookie Lover's Thumbprints
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter, softened; 2/3 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 large egg, separated; 2 tablespoon(s) half & half or whole milk; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup(s) unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, divided; 32 small pecan halves; 3/4 cup(s) finely chopped pecans; 3/4 cup(s) cookie butter or cookie spread

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Crystal Schlueter

Babbitt, MN

Updated on Aug 15, 2023

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

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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

prep time 1 Hr

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 32 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1 large egg, separated
2 tablespoons half & half or whole milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, divided
32 small pecan halves
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
3/4 cup cookie butter or cookie spread

How To Make ultimate cookie lover's thumbprints

Step 1

In a medium bowl cream together the butter and brown sugar. Beat in the egg yolk, half & half, and vanilla.

Step 2

Mix in the flour, cocoa, and salt until combined.
Step 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.
Step 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.
Step 5

Roll dough into approximately 1-inch balls.
Step 6

Dip tops into the egg white.
Step 7

Then into the chopped pecans.
Step 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.
Step 9

Bake for 9-12 minutes or just until set but still soft. L
Step 10

et cool on the pan for 5 minutes. Then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 11

Spoon the cookie butter into a plastic zip-top bag. Snip off the corner.
Step 12

Pipe the cookie butter into the indentations. Sprinkle with the reserved chocolate chips.
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