# Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

These are fudgy chocolate cookies filled with the silkiest chocolate ganache that are a huge crowd pleaser during the holiday season.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup butter
- 0.5 cup brown sugar
- 0.25 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 0.5 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 0.5 cup heavy cream
- sprinkles

## Instructions

1. Combine the softened butter, brown sugar, and sugar in a bowl and mix with a hand mixer.
2. Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract to the mixture and mix again.
3. In a separate bowl, add the cocoa powder, all-purpose flour, baking soda, and salt and whisk to combine.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well using a spatula.
5. Scoop out portions of the dough using a cookie scoop and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
6. Press down in the center of each cookie to create an indentation.
7. In a bowl, add chocolate chips and pour hot heavy cream over them, then stir until smooth to make a ganache.
8. Spoon the chocolate ganache into the indentations of the baked cookies.
9. Decorate the cookies with sprinkles.

## Equipment

- bowl
- mixer
- whisk
- spatula
- cookie scoop
- baking sheet
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@inbloombakery/video/7568890585013030175
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9522c624-757c-44e0-98a4-bdfd9c449dd5
- Extracted: 2025-11-06

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