Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
I'm slowly going through my Martha Stewart's Cookies book and decided to try these cute as a button cookies. You can find the recipe here!
The cookie is basically a shortbread filled with chocolate. I scooped the dough out with my mini-ice cream scoop and rolled them into balls.
Martha (yeah, I know it is her staff that write these books, but I still imagine Martha talking directly to me) says to pull the balls of dough out of a HOT oven after 10 minutes and then PLUNGE your thumb into the ball 'o fire. She even recommends keeping a bowl of ice water nearby to chill your thumb.
Woman! (yes, I'm speaking directly to you, Martha) I don't know what you learned in prison, but I'm not one for sticking my fingers into hot dough. I sorta need that thin layer of skin that is surely going to fry off so I can lick bowls of cupcake batter! Therefore, I used my wooden lemon reamer - what a perfect little fit too!
Woman! (yes, I'm speaking directly to you, Martha) I don't know what you learned in prison, but I'm not one for sticking my fingers into hot dough. I sorta need that thin layer of skin that is surely going to fry off so I can lick bowls of cupcake batter! Therefore, I used my wooden lemon reamer - what a perfect little fit too!
Ok. I have to tell you about my great find! A few weeks ago, I came across a garage sale and found an amazing set of vintage tupperware containers in these fantastic colors. And they were practically new! Whoo hoo!
The centers are filled with melted semi-sweet chocolate and corn syrup. I ended up with a bunch left over...I should have filled them with lots more chocolate. Overall, they were okay but not my top 10 favorite cookie.
The centers are filled with melted semi-sweet chocolate and corn syrup. I ended up with a bunch left over...I should have filled them with lots more chocolate. Overall, they were okay but not my top 10 favorite cookie.
Martha Stewart's Chocolate Thumbprints...
Recipe here and don't forget to save your thumbs while making these!
Recipe here and don't forget to save your thumbs while making these!
I have that book and I need inspiration to bake from it! Let me know which cookie you are going to bake next and I'll do it with you!!
ReplyDeleteMegan, great idea! Email me and we'll decide on a recipe. I need the inspiration too! :)
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your food photography is um... how can I put this... AMAZING! can you seriously write a post giving some hints on how you take your pictures?
ReplyDeleteWow. I totally assumed those were melted Hershey's kisses in the middle! Wasn't it a pain spooning in the melted chocolate? Martha can be high-maintenance sometimes! Regardless, they look beautiful, and at least you didn't sacrifice precious thumb-skin to make them. :)
ReplyDeleteYou made me laugh out loud! :)
ReplyDeleteI would not be "brave" enough to poke hot cookies with my bare finger.
These look fantastic, btw. :)
these look perfect :-) Hmm I like chocolate and shortbread.
ReplyDeleteThey are very cute, but I am almost always disappointed by shortbread. There are just better cookies to be eaten :)
ReplyDeleteYour thumbprints look awesome! I'm not much of a short bread fan, that is.. unless it's filled with chocolate.. hahah. I wish my area had more garage sales or at least ones that sold cool vintage items!!
ReplyDeleteI have that recipe marked as well! Too funny that you also used something else to make the indentations - I would never be able to do that with my bare finger!
ReplyDeletedarmaris, thanks so much for your comments! i always feel i have no idea what i'm doing, but i'll try to do a post that at least shows my camera equipment! thanks for visiting my blog!
ReplyDeletewell whatever you are doing is working!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that tip to use the tool instead of your finger! Your cookies look beautiful and it's a fun book- I'm going to have to bust it out again!
ReplyDeleteThat's like the perfect cookie and muffin!
ReplyDeleteThey may not have been your favorites, but they sure LOOK cute! I'm in love with the lemon reamer. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL, you crack me up with the burned thumb comments.
ReplyDeleteI keep looking at Martha's (or Martha's underling's) book and wanting to buy it. Do you recommend it?
Anyway, these cookies are adorable... sorry they weren't fab.
Oh, and I have to add that I grew up with a kitchen full of that color of tupperware. What a great find!
These thumbprints which chocolate look great! I love the colors of vintage Tupperware. My parents have that set. When I was visiting them this summer, I offered to buy them a set of ziploc containers for their cupboards since the Tupperware doesn't stack as nicely, but they absolutely adore their Tupperware and look for it at every garage sale they go to. Ziploc won't do! ;)
ReplyDeleteNow I want a wooden lemon reamer for just that purpose! You're making me have cookie making envy. I haven't made enough cookies recently!
ReplyDeleteI love thumbprint cookies, and those look soo perfect!
ReplyDeletethe back of the mini-ice cream scoop you use to scoop the cookies works perfect for making the "thumbprint" as well. one less thing to wash...
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