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Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies lay on parchment paper.
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Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate shortbread cookies filled with a peppermint icing center make a perfect gift for a holiday cookie tray.
Course Snack
Keyword chocolate, cookies, holiday cookies
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Baking time (15 cookies per tray) 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 29 small cookies
Calories 273kcal

Ingredients

Chocolate Shortbread

  • 150 grams / 5.3 ounces butter softened
  • 60 grams / ⅓ cup superfine/caster sugar
  • 28 grams / ¼ cup cocoa powder sifted
  • 130 grams / ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon plain flour

Peppermint filling

  • 54 grams / ½ cup + 2 teaspoons confectioner’s/icing sugar sifted
  • 2 teaspoons peppermint extract
  • 28 grams / 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1-3 drops green food coloring or ¼ teaspoon matcha powder (optional)

Instructions

Chocolate Shortbread

  • Preheat the oven to 160ºC/320F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Toss the butter and sugar into a bowl and whip on medium speed until light and fluffy, approximately 3 minutes.
  • Add the cornflour, cocoa powder and flour and whip on low until well combined and no dry portions remain in the bowl.
  • Place the dough between 2 equal portions of parchment paper and roll out the dough to ½ inch thickness.
  • Pull away the top piece of the paper and lightly flour the top of the dough to smooth it out.
  • Press a round cookie cutter into the edge of your dough and either press firmly into the center with your lightly floured thumb or a lightly floured honey drizzle.
  • Lightly slide a thin offset spatula underneath your cookie and lift up, lightly pressing the top of your edges to loosen away from the cookie cutter.
  • Place onto the prepared tray with 1 inch between each cookie.
  • Repeat with the remaining dough.
  • Bake in the oven until lightly matte in appearance, approximately 10 minutes.
  • Remove and place on a cooling tray to cool completely.

Peppermint Filling

  • Place the confectioner’s sugar, peppermint extract and milk in a bowl and combine until smooth.
  • Spoon into the centers of your cookies and set aside for the icing to set completely.
  • Grab one or two and enjoy alongside your favorite hot beverage.
  • Dig in!

Notes

  • Cocoa powder: High quality plain cocoa powder is used here to really give that chocolate flavor intensity.
  • Peppermint extract: A nice strong peppermint extract was used here, though you could add in a tiny amount of green natural food coloring, to give it a more minty color.
  • Diameter of the cookie cutter: The cookie cutter used here was 4 centimeters or 1.6 inches, making for a small-medium sized cookie.
  • Honey drizzle: So this isn’t necessary, but if you’re a stickler for having a consistent ‘thumbprint’ a honey drizzle lightly coated in flour will give you that shape. Alternatively, you’ll want to ensure your nails are short if using a thumb to leave a nice indent.
  • Thumbprint shape: The thumbprint shape might rise during baking so simply press after baking to maintain the shape.
Recipe by Roamingtaste

Nutrition

Calories: 273kcal