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I have been baking up a storm. My kitchen usually looks like a tornado with both of my kitchenaids being used. It’s all worth it because I think that I have found my FAVORITE cookie to date! If you are a lover of Twix, then these cute little cookies were made just for you!
These cookies started as a salted caramel thumbprint. But when I had my first bite, they reminded me so much of a Twix Bar! The buttery shortbread base and a chewy caramel center. They were just missing one thing. Chocolate. I drizzled that chocolate on as fast as I could and viola! A Twix Thumbprint Cookie.
HOLY cow. I was eating all of the goodness of a Twix in each and every one of these cookies. And I am not going to admit the number of cookies consumed that day. But I had to get them out of the door and delivered to my neighbors as fast as I could! All of the delicious layers of a Twix bar are represented in these cookies and you are going to love them! The shortbread layer, to the caramel layer, and ending with the chocolate drizzle. There is no way that you can’t love these!
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Twix Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
Shortbread
- โ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ยฝ cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ยฝ cups all-purpose flour
Caramel Filling
- 14 soft caramel candies, Kraft caramels
- 3 tablespoons heavy cream
Chocolate Drizzle
- 6 ounces milk chocolate chips
Instructions
Shortbread
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium-sized bowl, combine โ cup unsalted butter, ยฝ cup sugar, 2 egg yolks, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
- Add the 1 ยฝ cups all-purpose flour and beat at low speed until mixed well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until firm.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Make an indentation in the center of each cookie with the thumb or end of a wooden spoon handle.
- Bake for 7-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely.
Caramel Filling
- Melt the 14 soft caramel candies, and 3 tablespoons heavy cream in the microwave stirring every 30 seconds until it is fully melted. Using a teaspoon fill each indentation with the caramel.
Chocolate Drizzle
- Melt the 6 ounces milk chocolate chips in the microwave stirring 30 seconds at a time until smooth. Pour the chocolate into a ziplock bag. Barely snip the corner and drizzle over the cookies.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Looking for a thumbprint cookie to make to aฤd to my list! But I’d like to.freeze.them….can I?
Yes, this is a great recipe to freeze after they are baked. Enjoy your cookies! XOXO
Do you freeze them before or after you put the caramel on?
I would recommend adding the caramel to the cookies and then freezing them. Hope that helps! XOXO
Looks yummy. The problem is that when I hit the print button, the recipe pops up for about two seconds, and then disappears.
Iโm not sure what happened, but my cookies all ended up a melted mess! ?
Hi what does 3 T heavy cream please I’m in the uk , thank you
3 Tablespoons of heavy cream. Hope that helps! XOXO
Thank you
nice
Still waiting on a reply if I should refrigerate after the caramel & chocolate are applied. Will they be stackable? I’m making them tomorrow for Christmas Eve cookie contest. Would love a response! Thanks!
Thumbprint cookies are always a hit in our family. Excited to try these ones!
Hi Alyssa, do I refrigerate cookies after the caramel & chocolate drizzle is applied? I want to pack these up to bring to Christmas Eve & I don’t want them to be wet & messy.
If I were to make these 2 days in advance of when I needed them, would they store okay or would caramel harden too much?
Made these for a work Christmas party/ potluck! I got lots of compliments. I also had the indent issue like other posters but I worked the “Carmel bowl” half way through cooking with a spoon back. I did add cream to the chocolate to make it more runny so it would drizzle. Overall I would make these again and the tasted like twix!
mine turned out flat too. very disappointing. Is there supposed to be baking soda??
Why unsalted butter? Will it make a difference if I use the salted kind?
I usually always have salted on hand and it will still work great!
The caramel part of this should be mixed with 3 teaspoons of heavy cream, not tabelspooons! It does not set up with 3 tablespoons. 3 teaspoons works like a charm!
White sugar or Powdered? ?
I’m going to try this.