Chocolate hazelnut cookies filled with nutella

Comment – I knew I had to try this recipe when I found out that the cookies were filled with Nutella. Rolling the cookies in crushed hazelnuts adds another dimension to the cookie. I used 2 teaspoons of chocolate dough to form the balls, dipped them in egg whites and rolled them in the nuts. Other than that I followed the recipe exactly.


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German Chocolate Frosting filled Thumbprint Cookies

Comment- These cookies turned out really good. I used a quick chocolate cookie base, but might try a denser cookie next time. I baked the cookies for 10 minutes and used the back of a tsp to make an impression when they were done. I bought the German Chocolate Cake frosting because it was quick and inexpensive, but I’m sure homemade would be great if not better. I microwaved chocolate, filled a thick zip lock bag with it, cut off the tip and drizzled it over the tops of the cookies.
Recipe for cookie base

Caramel Thumbprint Cookies

Comment -The dough for this recipe reminds me of brownie batter. They are thumb print cookies rolled in pecans, filled with caramel sauce, and decorated with chocolate sauce. I thought they looked fancy and were good but very rich. I formed the balls of dough by taking 2 tsp’s full of batter and rolling it together. The batter would stick to my tsp so I dipped it in water before filling it with dough each time. It was easier to work with the dough when it had been refrigerated. I had to add a little heavy whipping cream to smooth out the chocolate sauce and make it more runny for drizzling over the cookies, but besides that I followed the recipe exactly.

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Peppermint Cookie

Comment – The flavor combination of these cookies turned out really good. I used a recipe that I found online for the cookie base. I was unable to make the filling that went along with the recipe because I didn’t have the ingredients on hand. So, I made a peppermint butter-cream frosting instead that I have used on chocolate cupcakes in the past. Things got messy when I tried to roll the edges of the frosting in the crushed peppermint candy.


Cookie base recipe


Frosting – Peppermint Butter-cream
1/2 cup (1 sticks) butter
2 cups powdered sugar
2 Tbsp milk
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract

1. beat butter until creamy.
2. add 2 cups of sifted powdered sugar, milk, and peppermint extract, beat until combined.
Optional – Roll in crushed candy cane