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Mint-Filled Chocolate Thumbprints

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 20, 2013
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Cool mint and rich chocolate make a seductive cookie combo. One cookie batch may not be enough.

Mint-Filled Chocolate Thumbprints

  • Prep Time 2 hr 0 min
  • Total 2 hr 0 min
  • Servings 48
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa

Mint Filling

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 2 drops green food color
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 teaspoon shortening
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F (if using dark or nonstick cookie sheet, heat oven to 350°F). In large bowl, beat granulated sugar, 1 cup butter and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in egg yolk until smooth. Beat in flour and cocoa.
  • Step 
    2
    Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 1 inch apart. With index finger or thumb, make indentation in center of each ball.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In small bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and the powdered sugar on low speed until smooth. Beat in milk, peppermint extract and enough food color for desired color. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon filling into each cookie.
  • Step 
    5
    Place chocolate chips and shortening in small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Microwave on High about 1 minute or until softened. Gently squeeze bag until chocolate is smooth; cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle chocolate over cookies. Let stand about 1 hour or until chocolate is set.

Nutrition

80 Calories
5g Total Fat
0g Protein
8g Total Carbohydrate
5g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
80
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
13%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
6%
Sodium
30mg
1%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
8g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
5g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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