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Chocolate-Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jul 30, 2018
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Cookies don’t get prettier (or easier) than these dreamy thumbprints. The dark chocolate ganache filling paired with sweet maraschino cherries adds just the right amount of decadence.

Chocolate-Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 55 min
  • Ingredients 7
  • Servings 24
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead in cocoa and cream cheese until well mixed. Shape tablespoonfuls dough into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are set. Remove from oven. Using back of round metal measuring teaspoon, make 1-inch indentation in center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In medium microwavable bowl, microwave dark chocolate chips, whipping cream and butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 10 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Spoon generous 1 teaspoonful chocolate mixture into indentation in each cookie. Top each cookie with 1 maraschino cherry. Let stand about 30 minutes or until chocolate filling is set. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition

150 Calories
8g Total Fat
1g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Tips from the

Pillsbury Kitchens

  • tip 1
    For a festive touch: In small microwavable bowl, microwave 1/4 cup white vanilla baking chips and 1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over cookies, or sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar.
  • tip 2
    Don’t have a round measuring teaspoon? Use end of wooden spoon to make 1-inch indentation.
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