Chocolate orange thumbprint cookies recipe

We don’t eat many biscuits or cookies in this house (we’re only just opened the box of Christmas biscuits we were give). I’ve made vanilla thumbprint cookies in the past, but I’d had seen a mint chocolate version on Pinterest that I wanted to try. When it came down to it, I decided that instead I’d make chocolate orange thumbprint cookies instead.

If you’ve not come across these cookies before, they’re small cookie type biscuits with a thumbprint indent and a filling. You can make them plain with a bit of jam or chocolate filling. But these chocolate orange thumbprint cookies are more luxurious and rich. Definitely one for the adults, rather than children.

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You could make them with milk chocolate instead of dark for a sweeter, less rich flavour. I’ve used orange extract, but you could just use mint extract for an mint version if you’re more a fan of that flavour. I’d happily eat both.

These cookies would be great as an after dinner treat, or would make a really nice gift nestled in a pretty gift tin. To make them look more professional you could drizzle stripes lines of melted chocolate over the top once cooled. Try white chocolate if you’ve used chocolate on chocolate cookies. Or dark or milk chocolate if you’ve used a white chocolate ganache.

They’re really straightforward to make, and don’t take a lot of time. They can be made and ready to eat in under an hour.

To make chocolate orange thumbprint cookies you simply beat the butter and sugar together. Add the egg yolk, and extracts, then flour and cocoa to make a dough.

There’s no need to chill it before using. Then make small balls of dough, rolling in sugar for the crackle effect which adds a bit of sparkle. Then you press a thumbprint in each ball and bake.

The ganache filling is made by melting chocolate and adding double cream and orange extract as it thickens.

Just add this to the imprints once the cookies are cooled, chill until the ganache is cold, then enjoy. I didn’t have any white chocolate, but if I had I’d have made a white chocolate ganache and put in a drop of orange food colouring (like these Wilton concentrated colours*). That would provide the hint that the cookies are chocolate orange flavour.

Let me know if you try this recipe.

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