Cherry-Chocolate Thumbprints
Cherry-Chocolate Thumbprints feature the irresistible flavor combination of cherry and chocolate.
Cherry-Chocolate Thumbprints feature the irresistible flavor combination of cherry and chocolate.
I made these cookies and found the dough to be very dry. I followed my instincts and added 2 Tbsp of melted butter while mixing which helped quite a bit. I read back through other shortbread and chocolate shortbread recipes and found that the flour is 2 cups even in the non-chocolate variety. The chocolate variety adds 3/4 cup of cocoa which is another dry ingredient. I believe that the proportions would be better as 1 and 1/2 cups of flour and 3/4 cup cocoa for the chocolate; I would leave the butter the same, one cup (2 sticks). I will make this again with the changes because it is a great basic recipe and the powdered sugar makes it awesome - the flavor was very good in the finished product, not too sweet at all.
Read MoreI made these cookies today and they are quite good. However, mine do not look like the photo, although I followed the recipe exactly. Mine are not glossy, but more matte and likewise are fairly dry, like a chocolate shortbread cookie. As I was making them I had to double check because it occurred to me that the recipe does not call for an egg. I quite like shortbread, so I am not disappointed in the outcome. I baked them for 12 minutes, and I re-indented the middles with a synthetic wine cork just after taking them out of the oven, (since the thumbprints sort of popped up during baking). I would make them again.
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