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Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies - Peppermint Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies are soft, chewy Christmas chocolate cookies topped with peppermint Hershey kisses. Perfect for cookie exchanges!
Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 28 cookies
Author: Admin

Ingredients

  • 10 tbsp 140g unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup 112g brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/2 cup 104g sugar, plus 3 tbsp for rolling
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups 163g all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup 57g natural unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 26 –28 Candy Cane Hershey’s Kisses

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
  • Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugars (minus the 3 tablespoons of sugar for rolling) together until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
  • Mix in egg and vanilla extract.
  • Add the dry ingredients and mix until well incorporated and thick.
  • Roll one tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough. (NOTE: If you make larger balls of cookie dough, the cookies will spread more.)
  • Put the 3 additional tablespoons of sugar into a small bowl and roll each ball of cookie dough in it, coating the ball fully, then place the cookie dough balls on the lined cookie sheet.
  • Bake the cookies for 6-7 minutes.
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and press an unwrapped hershey kiss into the top center of each cookie. Allow cookies to cool for 2-3 minutes, the remove to cooling rack to cool completely.

Notes

The cookie dough can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 3 days. While you don’t have to refrigerate the cookie dough before baking, I do find that if you refrigerate it for about 24 hours first, the cookies bake even more soft, thick and chewy.