Chocolate Raspberry Thumbprints

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
• 2/3 cup raspberry preserves
• powdered sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. grease cookie sheets.
• 2 beat butter and sugar together in large bowl. beat in egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• 3 mix in flour, cocoa and salt until well blended.
• 4 stir in chocolate chips. roll level tablespoons full of dough into balls.
• 5 place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. make a deep indentation in center of each ball.
• 6 bake 12-15 minutes until just set. cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet and then remove to wire racks; cool completely.
• 7 fill centers with preserves and sprinkle with powdered sugar.