Sweetened Condensed Milk Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
These cookies are soft and fluffy, in just a few steps you can have these delicious cookies ready to be enjoyed. This is a perfect recipe to make with kids because it’s so easy and fun.
Make the dough by beating the butter for 2 minutes, then add the Eagle Brand® Sweetened Condensed Milk and mix until combined.
Add the flour and cocoa powder and mix until incorporated. If the cocoa powder is too lumpy, it's best to sift it before adding so you don't end up with a lot of lumps in the dough.
Scoop the cookies into balls, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and chill for 10 minutes, you can also chill overnight covered in the fridge.
Use a teaspoon to form a dent in the center of the cookies, and fill the center with the filling of choice, you can use jam, dulce de leche, caramel, Nutella, or whatever you desire. I used dulce de leche in mine.
Bake the cookies for 15 to 17 minutes in the 350ºF pre-heated oven until the edges of the cookie look set. The cookies might look and feel too soft, but they will firm up as they cool down.
I also drizzled melted chocolate and sprinkled salt on top of my cookies. To do that, simply microwave about 1/4 cup of chocolate chips for 15 seconds intervals until melted, stirring in between, then place the chocolate in a piping bag and snip the end off with scissors. Drizzle the chocolate over the baked and cooled down cookies and then sprinkle salt on top.
Storage
Store the cookies at room temperature in an air tight container for up to 2 days.
Notes
Toppings: You can also top the cookies with a dusting of powdered sugar, or a sugar glaze. To make a sugar glaze simply mix powdered sugar and a tiny bit of liquid (water or milk) until it forms a liquid, but thick paste, it shouldn't be as runny as water, it should have a thick consistency such as sweetened condensed milk consistency. Then drizzle this glaze over the cookies. The sugar glaze goes wonderful with jam filled cookies!Fillings: I used a delicious Dulce de Leche made out of sweetened condensed milk. You can use any jam, spreads, Nutella, Biscoff, or anything else that comes to mind.To freeze: The unbaked cookie dough can also be frozen, so just scoop it and place it in the freezer for an hour or so, and once the dough is solid, place the cookies in a ziploc bag and keep in the freezer for up to 1 month.