Chocolate-Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Prep 25 min
Total 1 hr 55 min
Ingredients 7
Servings 24

Cookies don’t get prettier (or easier) than these dreamy thumbprints. The dark chocolate ganache filling paired with sweet maraschino cherries adds just the right amount of decadence. MORE+ LESS-

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated July 30, 2018

Make with

Pillsbury Cookies

Ingredients

roll (16.5 oz) Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies

1/4

cup unsweetened baking cocoa

oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened

3/4

cup dark chocolate chips

1/4

cup heavy whipping cream

tablespoon butter

maraschino cherries, well drained, patted dry

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F.
2

In large bowl, crumble cookie dough; stir or knead in cocoa and cream cheese until well mixed. Shape tablespoonfuls dough into 24 (1 1/2-inch) balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3

Bake 10 to 13 minutes or until edges are set. Remove from oven. Using back of round metal measuring teaspoon, make 1-inch indentation in center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
4

In medium microwavable bowl, microwave dark chocolate chips, whipping cream and butter uncovered on High 1 minute to 1 minute 10 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and smooth. Spoon generous 1 teaspoonful chocolate mixture into indentation in each cookie. Top each cookie with 1 maraschino cherry. Let stand about 30 minutes or until chocolate filling is set. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Expert Tips

For a festive touch: In small microwavable bowl, microwave 1/4 cup white vanilla baking chips and 1/4 teaspoon vegetable oil uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 15 seconds, until melted and smooth. Drizzle over cookies, or sprinkle cookies with powdered sugar.
Don’t have a round measuring teaspoon? Use end of wooden spoon to make 1-inch indentation.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 150
Calories from Fat: 70

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8g; 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 21% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 15mg; 4%
Sodium: 85mg; 4%
Potassium: 55mg; 2%
Total Carbohydrate: 18g; 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 11g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 0%; 0%
Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;