Description
Indulgent strawberry chocolate thumbprint cookies showcase a delightful dance of rich chocolate and sweet strawberry jam nestled in buttery, crumbly cookies. Homemade goodness invites you to savor each delectable bite of this irresistible dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened (226 grams)
- ⅔ cup granulated sugar (133 grams)
Binding and Flavoring Ingredients:
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
Filling and Topping Ingredients:
- ⅓ cup strawberry jam or preserves
- ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (85 grams)
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil or vegetable oil
Instructions
- Prepare the cookie foundation by thoroughly blending softened butter and sugar until the mixture achieves a velvety, aerated consistency, approximately 2-3 minutes using an electric mixer.
- Incorporate egg yolk and vanilla extract, mixing until the ingredients are seamlessly integrated.
- Gradually fold in flour and salt, gently combining until a smooth, pliable dough emerges.
- Encase the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes, allowing it to firm and develop enhanced texture.
- Heat the oven to 350F (175C) and arrange parchment paper on baking sheets.
- Craft uniform dough spheres, each measuring roughly 1 inch in diameter, positioning them systematically across the prepared baking surfaces with adequate spacing.
- Create gentle indentations in the cookie centers using your thumb or a compact spoon, forming small wells for filling.
- Delicately spoon strawberry jam into each cookie’s central depression, ensuring precise and measured placement.
- Transfer the cookies to the preheated oven, baking for 12-14 minutes until edges acquire a golden, crisp appearance.
- Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, facilitating initial cooling and stabilization.
- Carefully relocate cookies to a wire cooling rack for complete temperature reduction.
- Melt chocolate chips and coconut oil in short microwave intervals, stirring between each to achieve a smooth, glossy consistency.
- Elegantly drizzle the molten chocolate across the cooled cookies, creating artistic patterns using a spoon or piping implement.
- Permit the chocolate decoration to solidify completely before serving or storing.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent spreading and maintain the cookie’s shape during baking.
- Use room temperature butter for smoother creaming and better cookie texture.
- For gluten-free option, substitute all-purpose flour with almond or gluten-free flour blend, ensuring a 1:1 ratio.
- Control indentation depth by using the back of a measuring spoon for consistent, even cookie centers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (+30 minutes chilling)
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 1.5g
- Cholesterol: 15mg