Toffee Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies – a shortbread-like thumbprint cookie dotted with bits of toffee candy and filled with rich chocolate.
Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies
Spouse got the idea for these tasty little thumbprint cookies from a picture in a magazine. We decided to use our own tried and true thumbprint cookie recipe and adapt it to include the toffee chips and chocolate ganache filling. The result was a little too good and these were scarfed down within hours. Next time I’ll make a bigger batch.
Toffee Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies - a shortbread like thumbprint cookie dotted with bits of toffee candy and filled with rich chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- yolk of one large egg
- 1 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup toffee candy chips, I use Skor brand
For the Chocolate Ganache Filling
- 8 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/3 cup scalded whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla extract and egg yolk. Beat until smooth.
Fold in the flour and toffee chips until a soft dough forms.
Form into 1 inch balls and place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Make a dent in each ball with your thumb or the handle of a wooden spoon.
Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden brown. You may have to take them out of the oven in the last few minutes and repress the centers with a wooden spoon to maintain the centers deep enough to fill with the chocolate.
Cool completely on a wire rack before spooning chocolate ganache into the center of the cookies.
To prepare the Chocolate Ganache Filling
Pour the scalded cream over the chocolate chips in a warm bowl.
Let stand for 5 minutes before stirring in the honey until smooth.
Spoon into the center of the cookies and allow to cool completely.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size
Amount Per Serving Unsaturated Fat 0g
Barry C. Parsons
Tuesday 6th of December 2011
Scald means just before the boiling point. I do it in the microwave.
Barry C. Parsons
Tuesday 6th of December 2011
Scald means just before the boiling point. I use the microwave.
Anonymous
Tuesday 6th of December 2011
I'm only a beginner baker so forgive me but ? Do you bring it to a boil to scald it? I'm not sure of the process. :-)
Laurie
Thursday 10th of March 2011
these cookies was awesome. the kids loved them.. keep the recipe's coming.laurie ann