Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Make these chocolate thumbprint cookies with peppermint or caramel for the perfect holiday cookie! I’m always looking for easy cookie recipes to make during the holiday season, because you can just never have enough! I make them for holiday parties, for dessert after the feast, as simple homemade gifts, and just for fun. There’s just nothing like gathering your family to bake cookies together this time of year! It’s so much fun and it results in something delicious to eat. Yum! I love these easy chocolate thumbprint cookies, especially since I’ve got two flavors to choose from. The salted caramel filling is delectably sweet and smooth, while the white chocolate peppermint just TASTES like Christmas. (If you want a third flavor, try our chocolate mint thumbprint cookies!) Of course you don’t actually have to choose between the two. Make both flavors and eat one (or two) of each!
Choose Your Favorite Flavor
When I come up with a recipe, I like to get as much use out of it as possible. So I came up with two amazing filling flavors for these chocolate thumbprint cookies instead of just one. The more the merrier! Cookies are such an easy thing to change up by adding different toppings, fillings, and flavors. These are especially easy to change, since you’re really just changing the little bit on top. Just bake a big batch of cookies, then fill each one with your preferred flavor.
Salted Caramel Cookies
Chocolate thumbprint cookies with caramel filling is like heaven in your mouth. The mix of the salted caramel with the chocolate is DELICIOUS. Ingredients:
Caramel Heavy Cream Flake Sea Salt
White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
White chocolate always makes me think of winter, and peppermint definitely makes me think of Christmas. It’s the perfect flavor for a festive Christmas cookie! Ingredients:
White Chocolate Chips Crushed Peppermint
How to Make Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These chocolate cookies are so easy to make, and I just living filling them with the different flavors at the end. Pouring the caramel on top or pressing in the crushed peppermint is so satisfying, and of course they taste amazing!
The full recipe card is below, but here are a few quick tips:
Start by making the cookie dough and getting them in the oven to bake. Then you can quickly prepare the filling to add after cookies are done. Adding that little bit of espresso powder into the dough gives these cookies a deeper, richer flavor. So good! Use a greased 1/2 teaspoon measuring spoon to make the “thumbprint” indentation in each cookie. Gently press it into the center of each ball of dough before baking. If you bake both sheets of cookies at the same time, be sure to switch them about halfway through baking so they cook evenly. Let the cookies cool completely before adding the fillings. To Store: Keep these cookies in an airtight container and save up to 3 days.
Christmas Cookies
It doesn’t matter how many Christmas cookie recipes I have, I always want more! Sometimes you want the classics, sometimes you want to try something totally new. These thumbprint cookies with peppermint or caramel fit right in with the holiday spirit, so I highly recommend giving them a try. Here are some of my other favorites to bake this time of year:
Chocolate Peppermint Crinkle Cookies Christmas Butter Cookies with Powdered Sugar Icing Splatter Paint Christmas Cookies Chocolate Spritz Cookies Chocolate Butter Cookies Soft Gingerbread Cookies Christmas Sugar Cookies Copycat Milano Slice Cookies Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies
Get to baking with these tasty cookies! Everyone will love these. I’d love to hear which flavor is your favorite. Happy Holidays! Still need more cookie recipes? I’ve got you covered!
Mom’s Peanut Butter Cookies are a classic. These Loaded Chocolate Chip Cookies are…well, LOADED with chocolate chips. These Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies are always a hit. I just LOVE these Chocolate Gooey Butter Cookies!
