Thumbprint Twix Cookies Recipe (2024)

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Thumbprint Twix Cookies … an easy buttery shortbread with gooey caramel and drizzled chocolate.

Combining the classic shortbread cookie with gooey caramel and rich chocolate, these cookies are sure to be a hit with anyone who loves the sweet and salty flavors of Twix candy bars.

Plus, with their unique thumbprint shape and drizzle of chocolate on top, these cookies are just as beautiful as they are delicious.

Tastes JUST like Twix bars!

Be sure to check out the rest of our easy cookies recipes, too!

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Thumbprint Twix Cookies Recipe

Every week my son has drum lessons.

And after each and every lesson, we gets a Twix candy bar.

It’s a treat he looks forward to.

Twix are, by far, his favorite.

And these thumbprint Twix cookies are going to blow him away!

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For a variation, try making chocolate thumbprint cookies

Twix Cookies Ingredients:

Shortbread Cookie:

⅔ (two thirds) cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
1½ cups all-purpose flour

Caramel Filling:

14 wrapped caramel candies
3 Tbsp heavy cream
Pinch of salt

Chocolate Drizzle:

Directions:

Step 1: In the bowl of a stand mixer, add softened butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla.

Beat with the paddle attachment at medium-low speed, scraping the bowl often, until light and creamy.

Add one third of the flour; beat at low speed until just combined, repeat with remaining flour.

It will end up being a damp crumbly mixture.

Step 2: Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Step 3: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 4: Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.

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Make indentation in center of each cookie with your thumb or some type of small round tool.

Bake for 7-10 minutes or until edges JUST begin to brown.

Step 5: Repeat indentation once cookies are done baking, if necessary.

Cool completely on wire cooling racks.

Step 6: Melt the caramel and heavy cream in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds or so until it is fully melted and smooth.

Add pinch of salt and stir.

Using a teaspoon size measuring spoon, fill each indentation with the caramel.

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Step 7: Pour vegetable oil over chocolate chips and melt the chocolate in the microwave, stirring 30 seconds at a time until melted and smooth, and scoop into a ziploc bag.

Make a small snip on the corner of your Ziploc bag and drizzle over the cookies.

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Thumbprint Twix Cookies Recipe

Yield: 36

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Inactive Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 55 minutes

An easy buttery shortbread with gooey caramel and drizzled chocolate. Tastes JUST like Twix bars!

Ingredients

Shortbread Cookie:

2/3 (two thirds) cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Caramel Filling:

14 wrapped caramel candies (I used Kraft Caramels)
3 Tbsp heavy cream
Pinch of salt

Chocolate Drizzle:

6 ounces milk chocolate chips
1 Tbsp vegetable oil

Instructions

In the bowl of a stand mixer, add softened butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla. Beat with the paddle attachment at medium-low speed, scraping the bowl often, until light and creamy. Add one third of the flour; beat at low speed until just combined, repeat with remaining flour. It will end up being a damp crumbly mixture.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place onto parchment paper lined baking sheets. Make indentation in center of each cookie with your thumb or some type of small round tool. Bake for 7-10 minutes or until edges JUST begin to brown.
Repeat indentation once cookies are done baking, if necessary. Cool completely on wire cooling racks.
Melt the caramel and heavy cream in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds or so until it is fully melted and smooth. Add pinch of salt and stir. Using a teaspoon size measuring spoon, fill each indentation with the caramel.
Pour vegetable oil over chocolate chips and melt the chocolate in the microwave, stirring 30 seconds at a time until melted and smooth, and scoop into a ziploc bag. Make a small snip on the corner of your Ziploc bag and drizzle over the cookies.