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Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies topped with chocolate and a sprinkle of salt, arranged on a speckled white platter.
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Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies

These Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies are warm peanut butter cookies, stuffed with Nutella and sprinkled with a little salt.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies
Prep Time 12 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Servings 24 small cookies
Calories 117kcal
Author Katie Cooksey

Ingredients

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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F. Line baking sheet with parchment or silicone baking mat. Set aside.
  • In large bowl, stir peanut butter together with sugar, egg and vanilla extract until combined.
    A bowl holds brown sugar, granulated sugar, and an egg, ready to blend into the perfect mix. Nearby, a dish with cocoa powder and a bowl of melted chocolate await, hinting at the rich flavors of Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies.
  • Scoop onto prepared baking sheet using cookie scoop. Bake 10 minutes, until cookies have slightly flattened and are not shiny.
    Twelve scoops of cookie dough, ready to become peanut butter thumbprint cookies, are evenly spaced on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes on baking sheet.
    A baking sheet with twelve evenly spaced Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies on parchment paper, cooling on a wire rack.
  • Press thumb into the center of the warm cookie or use the back of a utensil to create an indentation.
    A hand skillfully uses a tool to form wells in peanut butter thumbprint cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  • Spoon in 1/2 teaspoon of Nutella into hole and sprinkle with sea salt. Serve.
    A hand carefully adds chocolate to Peanut Butter Thumbprint Cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.

Nutrition

Calories: 117kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 57mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 10IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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