Name: Chocolate Ganache Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: ⅔ cup Dark Chocolate; ¼ cup Heavy Cream / Whipping Cream; ½ cup Unsalted Butter; ½ cup Granulated sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp Vanilla extract; ¾ cup all-purpose flour / cake flour; ½ tsp Baking powder; ½ tsp Baking Soda; 2 tbsp cocoa powder

These Ganache Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies are buttery chocolate filled with a luscious chocolate ganache. It’s so thick, chewy and fudgy. This is the Perfect chocolate cookie recipe for all chocolate lovers!

You know, it’s a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate cookie filled with a rich chocolate ganache. A simple but impressive holiday cookie for the festive season and beyond for chocolate lovers that’s easy to make! Perfect for sharing with loved ones, and great to use as an edible gift for friends and family!

If you’re a chocolate lover, you’ve got to try these double Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies! Imagine a decadent chocolate cookie with a creamy dark chocolate ganache center. Topped off with Teddy bear cookies, these cookies will quickly become one of your favorite Christmas cookies to bake this Holiday Season. So, Chocolate Ganache Thumbprint Cookies cute teddy bear cake here!

What are thumbprint cookies?

Thumbprint cookies are a classic cookie made from a simple sugar cookie base, filled with jam. These are simple, yet delicious treats that go perfectly with a cup of tea or coffee. Classic thumbprint cookies are small sugar cookies that have a “thumbprint” or indentation on top, which is filled with different kinds of toppings like jam and ganache. They are very popular, especially during the Holidays and Christmas, as they have a fun, celebratory look and are easy to bake.

Meanwhile, in today’s recipe, I make huge thumbprint cookies, maybe if you asked on a deeper level whose thumbprint is it because it is really big hahaha. Maybe you can tell me!

Ganache Chocolate thumbprint cookies are the chocolate version, made with a chocolate cookie and filled with chocolate ganache. They are cute, filling, chewy, and delicious! This version has a soft chocolate cookie as the base and then filled with a thick, creamy chocolate ganache that is amazing!

Why you’ll love this recipe;

They are ultra chocolatey. All components of these cookies are chocolate chocolate and more chocolate. The cookie has an almost brownie-like texture – so it is super fudgy, rich, and decadent. The filling is a silky smooth and decadent dark chocolate ganache and spooned right into the middle of each cookie.
They have the perfect texture. The cookies are set around the edges but have a soft, moist, and chewy interior. The ganache has the perfect “soft set”, which means it is just firm enough at room temperature that it stays in place, but is creamy and silky when you bite into it. The combination is just divine. Also, the cookies are soft and tender and a bit fudgy like a cross between a cookie and a brownie thanks to melted chocolate in the cookie dough.

They are so easy to make and kid-friendly. These cookies come together in less than a half hour! The dough is super easy to whip up and there is no dough chill time. Also, they only take 10-15 minutes in the oven. This recipe has no fancy ingredients or steps, and comes together very easily, making it very beginner (and kid) friendly
Perfect holiday cookies! We love making these at Christmas time, especially for cookie boxes and also for giving a hampers box as a gift for family, friends, and everyone. Trust me when I tell you that these chocolate thumbprint cookies are going to be your new Christmas cookie favorite, this year and every year.

So, Prepare your ingredients because these Ganache Chocolate thumbprint cookies are rich and chewy dark chocolate cookies with velvety smooth chocolate ganache centers that will be your family’s favorite Christmas cake!

Ingredients of Chocolate Ganache Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate Ganache

Dark Chocolate; you’ll need melted dark chocolate for the cookie dough and anything between 55 and 70% cocoa solids will work. I like dark chocolate for the ganache, but you can also use semi-sweet if you prefer something a little less bitter. I use dark chocolate with a choco chip shape
Heavy Cream / Whipping Cream; you will need heavy whipping cream or substitute heavy cream as milk fat to make this ganache. I use whipping cream here

Cookie Dough

Unsalted Butter; ensure your butter is room softened at room temperature before baking. Here I use unsalted butter. These cookies have a higher butter percentage for a shorter texture! Make sure the butter is at room temperature to make the creaming process easier.
Granulated sugar; granulated sugar is needed for these cookies. You can change to brown sugar too. simple fine white granulated sugar keeps these cookies soft, and there’s not a ton of it because I want these cookies to have a rich buttery chocolate taste almost like shortbread.
Egg; at room temperature. will provide just a bit of the structure to these tender cookies.
Vanilla extract; vanilla is essential to enhance the flavor of the chocolate.
All-purpose flour/cake flour; All-purpose flour works best in these cookies.
Baking powder; helps the cookies to rise slightly
Baking Soda; Acts as the leavening agent in these cookies. For best results, make sure it isn’t expired.
Cocoa powder; You can omit the chocolate from this recipe and have a vanilla cookie base by simply increasing the amount of flour by ⅓ cup to replace the cocoa powder. You can use dark cocoa powder if you like more of a dark chocolate taste! The unsweetened cocoa powder is what gives these cookies their rich chocolate flavor.

Let’s Make Chocolate Ganache Thumbprint Cookies

Cookie

Start by preheating your oven to 340°F.

Next, melt the butter, then pour it into a large mixing bowl. Add the sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract, and mix until everything is well combined. Sift the dry ingredients into the mixture and stir with a spatula until a cookie dough forms.

Then, Cover the cookie dough with plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for about 30 minutes. This helps the cookies maintain their shape.

Now, Divide the dough into 8 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, gently flattening them.

Bake the cookies for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, and once the cookies are out of the oven, it’s time to create the perfect thumbprint! Use a spoon to gently press into the center of each cookie, making a little well for the ganache. You can press down a bit deeper to add more ganache, so feel free to adjust to your taste!

Chocolate Ganache

Using the bain-marie technique, melt the dark chocolate and the heavy cream while stirring until the chocolate is well combined.

Assemble

To assemble the ganache chocolate and chocolate thumbprint cookies; first, pour the ganache into the thumbprint you created earlier, and then you can add decorations such as chocolate chips or bear-shaped biscuits.

Your ganache chocolate cookies or chocolate thumbprint cookies are now ready to serve! You can decorate it as much as you like since I have these teddy cute cookies so I just pit them in the center between the melting ganache. My cute teddy bear Ganache chocolate thumbprint cookies. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

To create a deeper thumbprint for more chocolate ganache filling, make sure to press down with a spoon immediately after the cookies come out of the oven while they are still hot. This will ensure the indentation holds its shape and can accommodate a generous amount of ganache.
To prevent the dough from being too soft during shaping, it’s essential to refrigerate it for at least 30 minutes beforehand. Chilling the dough firmens the fats, making it easier to handle and shape, which results in cookies that hold their form better while baking.

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