Description
These Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies with Custard Filling 🍪🍫 are soft, rich, and creamy the perfect dessert for any occasion.
Ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups milk
3 egg yolks
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
3. Sift in flour, cocoa, and salt.
4. Form dough balls and press thumbprints.
5. Bake at 350°F for 10–12 minutes.
6. Prepare custard by heating milk, then whisk yolks, sugar, and cornstarch.
7. Combine and cook until thickened.
8. Cool cookies and fill with custard.
9. Chill before serving.
Notes
You can drizzle melted chocolate or top with nuts for added flair.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 45mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
Keywords: Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies, Custard Filling, Dessert Treat