chocolate cherry thumbprint cookies
The secret to these great cookies is the oatmeal and the melted chocolate chips. Being my husband's favorite cookies from childhood, I have perfected the recipe since my mother-in-law gave it to me years ago. A few tips on melting chocolate and how to drizzle it without a mess may be helpful to others. Use a cup to hold your plastic bag in place and scrape the chocolate easily into it. If you do not have a pastry bag a simple resealable plastic bag will do. Just cut a tiny piece of the end off and use it to squeeze the chocolate onto the cookies. Much easier than the original splatter.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These chocolate cherry thumbprint cookies are a chocolate lover's dream cookie! Adding melted chocolate to the cookie intensifies the flavor. Soft and chewy, we were reminded of a chocolate-covered cherry with each bite. We know we eat with our eyes first, and creating a thumbprint cookie with the cherry in the middle is adorable. Drizzling chocolate across the top, makes you want to take a big bite. They're easy to make and packed with chocolaty goodness. We can tell why these are a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter (1 stick plus 3 Tbsp)
- 8 ounces maraschino cherries
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups uncooked oatmeal
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips, divided
How To Make chocolate cherry thumbprint cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cut butter into pats. -
Step 2Beat with an electric mixer until creamy.
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Step 3While the butter is mixing, drain the cherries and cut each in half.
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Step 4When the butter is creamy, add the sugar and beat until blended.
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Step 5Add eggs and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
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Step 6Mix in the dry ingredients.
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Step 7Add 1 cup of chocolate chips to a glass bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals at half power until smooth and creamy.
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Step 8Add melted chocolate to cookie dough.
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Step 9Mix well.
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Step 10Using a small cookie scoop make evenly sized cookies. Place them on parchment paper-lined cookie sheets.
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Step 11Using your thumb make an impression in the center.
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Step 12Fill with half a cherry.
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Step 13Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
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Step 14Cool on the cookie sheet before transferring to wax paper.
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Step 15When the cookies cool, melt the remaining cup of chocolate chips in the microwave. Transfer to a pastry bag.
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Step 16Drizzle chocolate onto each cookie.
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