| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 15 min |
| Prep: | 1 hr |
| Cook: | 15 min |
| Yield: | about 3 dozen cookies |
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar, plus 1/2 cup for rolling
- 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- Sprinkles, mini marshmallows, mini candies or dried fruit for filling
Instructions
- Whisk the flour, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, the cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Add the melted butter and eggs and stir until combined. Cover and refrigerate the dough until firm, about 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Place the confectioners’ sugar and the remaining 1/2 cup granulated sugar in 2 separate small bowls. Roll scant tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; roll in the granulated sugar and then in the confectioners’ sugar. Place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Lightly flatten each ball with your fingers and make a deep 1/2-inch-wide indentation in the centers with your thumb. Place your choice of filling in the indentation. Bake the cookies until puffed and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Let cool 3 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 36 servings |
| Calories | 77 |
| Total Fat | 2 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Cholesterol | 15 mg |
| Sodium | 47 mg |
Reviews
I can make these cookies for Christmas and a bake sale! I can double or triple the recipe.
These were a huge hit with my family! Yes, the ingredients were a little hard to mix together, but once they were out of the oven they stayed super soft for a long time! I suggest using the marshmallow filling it seemed to be the best
I would give this 2.5 stars, were I able. It’s an even split between positive and negative.
First, the negative: These are dry, dry, drrryyyy! So dry that I, too, thought I had miss counted my measurements. So dry that I am 100% shocked that every review here hasn’t mentioned it. I couldn’t even mix the dough together, as someone else mentioned. I had to add a sprinkle of water and another tablespoon of melted butter just to get the dough to form & stick together. Then, once baked, the cookies were equally dry, with little flavor. All the flavor came from the toppings. (We used Andes peppermint crunch pieces.)
Second, the positive: This is an easy and fast recipe, & one that lends itself to little helpers. My daughter and I made these in a snap. And tonight, I am going to try it again with my son.
I will be using coconut oil instead of butter though, and I’m going to add 1-2 tablespoons of coffee to try to up the flavor factor. Hope that helps.
These are not good! I could tell from the moment I mixed the butter and eggs into the dry ingredients that these were not going to turn out well. It was so dry, I couldn’t even mix the two. Way too much of the dry ingredients, and cookies likewise turned out dry. I double checked all my measurements, don’t know why these got great reviews.
These are fantastic. Out of 8 different cookies I made for Christmas this year, these are gone a week before christmas! The first batch, I used homemade apricot jam. Good but gooshy. The next 2 I did with no filling and my whole family, including the toddler, devoured them.
Quick & easy! I added a tablespoon of coffee to boost the cocoa flavor. Baked it with a mini marshmallow at the center then added a red chocolate melting disk after removing from the oven.
I tried this for the first time at Christmas and it is now one of my favorites to both make and eat. I filled some of mine with dried cranberries and got rave reviews from the recipients. The only complaint is you cannot double the recipe and have to make separate batches. If you like chocolate you will love these but beware because they are very light and it’s very easy to get carried away eating them!
I put a quarter tea spoon of raspberry jam. Turned out fantastic!
These are delicious cocoa cookies! I filled them with the Hershey’s Candy Cane Kisses and left some without. I will be making these again, next time I will try with marshmallows! Definitely will be making these again and looking forward to passing these out on my Holiday Cookie Trays!
Wish I can just give no stars for recipe. It was absolutely a waste of my time. I have been baking for several years and I consider my self a quite good with what I do. I followed the recipe exactly and the outcome was a disaster. Will NEVER make this recipe again. I think I should just stick to recipe on All recipes website.