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White Chocolate Thumbprints

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 17, 2011
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Looking for a delicious dessert? Relish these white chocolate cookies with jelly spooned into the center and glazed with white chocolate on top.

White Chocolate Thumbprints

  • Prep Time 1 hr 10 min
  • Total 1 hr 10 min
  • Servings 60
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 6 oz white chocolate baking bars, chopped
  • 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup currant or red raspberry jelly

Glaze

  • 4 oz white chocolate baking bars
  • 1/2 teaspoon shortening

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray. Melt 6 oz white chocolate as directed on package. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla and egg until well blended. Beat in melted chocolate until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking soda and salt until well blended.
  • Step 
    3
    Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. With thumb or handle of wooden spoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Spoon jelly into small bowl; stir until smooth. Place 1/2 teaspoon jelly in each indentation. (Cookies will look full.)
  • Step 
    4
    Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until edges are very light golden brown (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
  • Step 
    5
    Melt 4 oz white chocolate with shortening as directed on package. Cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Place mixture in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut small tip from bottom corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle glaze over cookies.

Nutrition

70 Calories
3g Total Fat
1g Protein
10g Total Carbohydrate
6g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
70
Calories from Fat
25
Total Fat
3g
5%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Cholesterol
10mg
3%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
10g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
6g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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