Description
Enjoy these delightful Strawberry Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies, a perfect blend of chocolate and strawberry flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (Bring to room temperature)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar (Adds sweetness)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (Balances flavors)
- 2 large egg yolks (Contributes to texture)
- 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (Provides structure)
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder (Gives rich chocolate flavor)
- 1/2 cup white chocolate (Creates creamy filling)
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream (Essential for texture)
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream (Extra for ganache)
- 1/3 cup freeze-dried strawberries (Ground into powder)
- red food coloring (Enhances visual appeal)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350℉/177℃ and prepare two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Sift together the flour and cocoa powder in a bowl, then set it aside.
- Cream the butter and granulated sugar in a stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
- Add the kosher salt and egg yolks to the butter mixture, mixing on medium for an additional minute.
- Combine the sifted flour and cocoa powder into the mixture while mixing on low until just combined.
- Roll the dough into one-inch balls and place them on the cookie sheet.
- Indent the center of each cookie using a ½ teaspoon measure.
- Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes until set but still soft, then indent the wells again.
- Cool the cookies on a wire rack until completely cool.
- Grind the freeze-dried strawberries into a fine powder.
- Mix one tablespoon of strawberry powder with one tablespoon of heavy cream until smooth.
- Heat the remaining heavy cream in a saucepan, then pour it over melted white chocolate to mix.
- Add red food coloring to the ganache and allow it to cool slightly.
- Scoop the ganache into the wells of each cookie.
- Sprinkle crushed freeze-dried strawberries on top of the ganache.
- Set the ganache for about 20 minutes.
Notes
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 15 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg