Description
Indulge in these elegant chocolate cookies filled with bright cherry jam for a delightful dessert treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cherry jam or preserves
Instructions
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Sift in the cocoa, flour, and salt; mix until just combined.
- Chill the dough for 30–60 minutes for better shaping.
- Scoop 1–1.5 tablespoon balls of dough and place on a lined baking sheet.
- Indent each ball with your thumb or the back of a spoon.
- Bake at 350°F (177°C) for 10–12 minutes until edges are set.
- Once cooled, fill the indentations with cherry jam and let them set on a wire rack.
Notes
Chilling the dough improves the texture of the cookies and reduces spreading during baking.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg