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Truffle-Filled Orange Thumbprint Cookies

By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 3, 2010
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A dollop of rich chocolate tops citrus-flavored butter cookies.

Truffle-Filled Orange Thumbprint Cookies

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 45 min
  • Servings 30
  • Ingredients 14
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 3/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Truffle Filling

  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 2 tablespoons whipping cream
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon light corn syrup

Garnish

  • Sugared orange peel, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray or lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Beat in 1/2 cup sugar, the egg yolks, vanilla and orange peel until light and fluffy. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt until well blended. On low speed, beat flour mixture into butter mixture.
  • Step 
    3
    Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Measure 2 tablespoons sugar into small bowl. Dip top of each ball into sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Make large indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or end of wooden spoon or thumb.
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set. If necessary, make another indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or end of wooden spoon or thumb. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack.
  • Step 
    5
    Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips, cream and 1 tablespoon butter uncovered on High 40 seconds; stir. Continue heating and stirring 15 seconds at a time until smooth. Stir in corn syrup. Spoon generous 1/2 teaspoon filling into indentation of each cookie. Top each cookie with piece of sugared orange peel.

Nutrition

110 Calories
7g Total Fat
1g Protein
12g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
110
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
4g
20%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
30mg
9%
Sodium
80mg
3%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
12g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 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 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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