
How To Make Twix Thumbprint Cookies
This thumbprint cookies recipe is buttery and rich with a fragrant combination of sweet and salty caramel in the middle and sprinkled with chocolate sauce.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2 ¼cupsall-purpose flour
- ½tspsalt
- 1cupunsalted butter
- 2/3cupgranulated sugar
- 2largeegg yolks
- 1 ½tspvanilla extract
- 26soft caramels
- 3 ½tbspheavy cream
- ¾cupmilk chocolate chips
- Maldon sea salt flakes
Instructions
For the cookies
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In a mixing bowl whisk together flour and salt. Cream together butter and sugar until well combined using an electric mixer.
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Mix in egg yolks and vanilla extract then with mixer set on low speed, slowly add in flour mixture and mix just until combined.
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Scoop dough out and shape into balls then place on a flat surface and make an indentation in the middle of cookies with a thumb.
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Transfer to plates and chill in the refrigerator for 45 to 60 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F halfway through chilling cookies.
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Transfer cookies to a baking sheet lined with a silicone liner or parchment paper, spacing cookies 2-inches apart. Bake in preheated oven 14 to 15 minutes until set.
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Remove from oven and immediately use the back of a rounded teaspoon to make a deeper indentation in the center.
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Cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.
For the caramel filling
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Add caramels and cream to a medium mixing bowl. Heat in microwave in 30-second increments, stirring well between intervals, until melted and smooth.
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Spoon caramel into the center of thumbprints adding just enough to fit without overflowing. Rewarm as needed.
For the chocolate drizzle
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Place chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in the microwave in 30-second increments, stirring well between intervals, until melted and smooth.
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Pour melted chocolate into a small resealable bag or piping bag, cut a tiny tip from the corner, and drizzle over the top of cookies. Sprinkle with sea salt.
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Allow chocolate to set at room temperature or in refrigerator. Store in a single layer in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 1759.62kcal
- Fat:Â 66.76g
- Saturated Fat:Â 40.57g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.68g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 3.70g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 1.35g
- Carbohydrates:Â 261.58g
- Fiber:Â 9.42g
- Sugar:Â 152.28g
- Protein:Â 24.62g
- Cholesterol:Â 85.41mg
- Sodium:Â 910.80mg
- Calcium:Â 305.75mg
- Potassium:Â 174.80mg
- Iron:Â 8.62mg
- Vitamin A: 122.85µg
- Vitamin C:Â 1.47mg
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