Chocolate Coconut Thumbprint Cookies

By Nicole S

With flavors of coconut, pecans, and chocolate, these sweet little thumbprint cookies are a wonderful dessert to share with friends and family.

Ingredients

• 1 roll (16.5-ounce) refrigerated sugar cookies
• 4 ounces sweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled 10 minutes
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup coconut pecan ready-to-spread frosting
• 2 ounces sweet baking chocolate
• 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350°F.

In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Using hands, stir or knead in 4 ounces melted baking chocolate and the flour until well blended. Divide dough in half; cover and refrigerate one half until ready to use.

Shape remaining half into 18 balls. Place coconut in shallow dish; dip half of each ball in coconut to coat. On ungreased large cookie sheet, place balls coconut sides up 1 inch apart. Repeat with remaining half of dough.

Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set and centers are almost set. Immediately make indentation in center of each cookie with end of wooden spoon. Fill each indentation with 1/2 teaspoon frosting. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool until set, about 30 minutes.

In small microwavable bowl, microwave 2 ounces sweet baking chocolate and the oil uncovered on High about 1 minute 30 seconds or until chocolate can be stirred completely melted; drizzle over cookies.