Small-batch Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

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Small-batch Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Decorating time5

Course: Dessert, Snack

Keyword: brownie cookies, chocolate, chocolate cookies, cookies, easy, easy recipes, gluten-free, holiday baking, holiday cookies, low sugar, peppermint, plant-based, small-batch, thumbprint cookies, vegan

Servings: small cookies

Calories: 110kcal

Ingredients

Cookie dough

3 tbsp maple syrup (63 g)
2 tbsp nut/seed butter (32 g) I used almond butter
1 tbsp coconut oil (14 g) sub other oil or nut/seed butter
2 tbsp cocoa powder (12 g)
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp (optional) drop of peppermint extract
1/2 cup flour, gf all purpose if desired (60 g)

Chocolate filling

2 tbsp chocolate chips (28 g)
(optional) drop of peppermint extract
(optional) crushed candy cane

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F and line a cookie sheet with parchment.
In a medium bowl gently melt coconut oil and blend with syrup, nut butter, vanilla. Stir in cocoa powder, baking soda, salt until smooth.
Add flour gradually and fold until a soft cookie dough forms. if it gets too dry and crumbly add a tsp water, if too wet add a pinch more flour.
Using your palms make balls of dough and flatten gently on the cookie sheet. Using your thumb or the back of a wooden spoon make a dent in the middle of each cookie.
Bake for 8 minutes, remove from the oven and push down the thumbprints of the cookies again if necessary (don't burn your finger!).
Let cookies cool and firm up on the cookie sheet.
While the cookies are cooling, prepare the filling by melting chocolate (I use the microwave in 30 sec increments and stirring in between). Add peppermint extract to taste.
Fill the center of each cookie with about 1 tsp ganache and sprinkle with (optional) crushed candy cane. Let the ganache set (refrigerating makes this easy). Enjoy!!

Notes

Store cookies in a slightly open container in room temperature to keep their crisp. You can refrigerate them for maximum freshness and if they harden too much (because of the coconut oil) bring them to room temperature before eating.

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