I knew it was lethal to go pottering down the chocolate bar aisle. I came across Caramac bars, which I haven’t had for ages. They instantly brought back memories of my teenage years when I spent all the money I made from my Avon round on chocolate. Some things don’t change much!
Thumbprint Cookies are such a cute name – So called because you insert your thumb in the centre to make the indent. What you add to the cookie is totally up to you – I wanted to make some jam ones as my Secret Recipe Club partner for this month has done, but the children persuaded me otherwise. Even dried apricots would work but chocolate of some form was definitely the winner in our house!
We went with a bar of Caramac chopped into small chunks and tiny chocolate chip pieces. The girls had great fun helping me make these cookies – They love dipping their thumbs into flour then into the centre of the cookie, then popping in the chocolate too. Definitely a great recipe for cooking with kids – Even better, these only take 10-12 minutes to cook so perfect for the impatient cooks amongst us.
CARAMAC THUMBPRINT COOKIES
| Serves | 25-30 |
| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 12 minutes |
| Total time | 22 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party |
INGREDIENTS
- 180g Soft Butter
- 1 cup Caster Sugar (I used Golden the second batch I made of these – works well!)
- 1 Medium Egg
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Plain Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
DIRECTIONS
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C and line 2 baking trays with baking parchment | |
| 2. | |
| Whisk together the sugar and the butter until fully combined and pale & fluffy | |
| 3. | |
| Add the egg and the vanilla and continue to whisk for 1-2 minutes | |
| 4. | |
| Fold in the flour and the baking powder and bring together in a ball of dough | |
| 5. | |
| Flour the palms of your hands and roll into small balls (about the size of a ferrero rocher) | |
| 6. | |
| Place on the baking trays – leave some room in-between as these do spread | |
| 7. | |
| Stick your thumb (or that of a child) in some more plain flour and then press into the centre of each cookie. You don’t need to go too deep. | |
| 8. | |
| Pop a small piece of Caramac into the centre and bake for 10-12 minutes until just turning golden | |
| 9. | |
| Remove from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool | |
| 10. | |
| Best eaten on the same day | |
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These cookies look lovely! Great choice for SRC.
I think I was incredibly lucky that everything fell into place – The kids really enjoyed them for breakfast too!
This looks delicious! I usually make these types of biscuits using small peanut butter cups, but I definitely want to try your recipe now.
Make sure you buy a spare bar of Caramac to nibble on while you are making them!
I guess I would keep munching on these while they are warm out of the oven!
They are definitely at their best as soon as they are made 😉
ooooooh, lovely Caramac bars in thumbprint cookies! They sound fantastic and such a nice quick thing to make with kids 🙂
We’ve made a couple of batches already – they are so easy and quick!
I have never had a Caramac bar and had to look it up to see what it was…uh, DROOL! Amazon sells them and I can absolutely see myself ordering some to make these cookies. Who am I kidding?! I’ll have to get extra to eat! Happy reveal day!
They are such a gentle flavour but very moreish! Super thin so it is fine to eat 2!
Caramacs are still around? I’m off to the supermarket!
Oh please don’t let them ever get rid of them!
I’ve never heard of a Caramac bar. It sounds perfect for the cookies! They look delicious!
Oh I hope you get to try one soon – They are such a lovely flavour x
I’ve never heard of caramac bars – these look delicious! Great SRC choice
I didn’t realise so many people would not have heard of them. They are truly scrumptious!
I didn’t realise this was what thumbprint cookies meant. I’d add peanut butter to mine I think x
Oh wow, now there’s a good idea!
I NEED to make these I love caramac x
Yay another fan! Hope that you enjoy them – they’ll disappear fast!
What a delicious sounding recipe – there is nothing like a cookie and cup of tea to go with it. x
Exactly my thoughts – in fact there’s not much that a cup of tea doesn’t make even more perfect! x
These cookies look so very delicious and tasty.I am sure they did not last long in your house.
Definitely not! Every time I clapped eyes on one of the children or the husband they were munching on one!
I’m so glad you all enjoyed them! They really are the perfect cookie to make with kids. I had to look up what a Caramac bar is but it sounds delicious!
I love that so many people have been researching what a Caramac bar is today!
I wish I could eat these now they look and sound so good!
Oh they so were! Give them a go!
What a lovely name these have! I like how you can mix and match what type you make.
Corinne x
It is rather a cute name isn’t it? I suppose it depends on how big your thumbs are?
Never tried Caramac before but I am a cookie monster lol (blame sesame street), thanks for a recipe and I love you added chocolate chips
Oh I loved Cookie Monster when I was growing up!
I’ve never heard of Carmac bars before but they sound amazing! Your cookies look delicious!
Thank you Heather – They were rather tasty but sadly now all gone x
Oh yum! I want to make a batch. I’m really curious about Caramac bars. I’ve never seen one before!
Oh try to source a Caramac bar Liz – They are wonderfully gently and sweet but oh so addictive!
Eeeekkk! I love love love ceramic! Nom-tastic!
oh autocorrect you beast! CARAMAC. I love pretty ceramics too but yeah…
Ha! You have no idea how many times autocorrect made me change Caramac when writing this post!
CARAMAC! How can I have forgotten Caramac?! I used to wander down to the shop near my Gran’s house on the Isle of Man every summer and always bought a caramac – I have to make these!
Lovely memories Chris! They remind me of my childhood too – I remember the day when I first had one and though ‘Cor!’
Now I know what thumbprint cookies are, I want to make them and I think it would be peanut butter for me x
Ooh now there is a good idea – I have a jar of PB lingering in the cupboard!
Oh I love caramac bars so this would be a great hit with me! I can’t wait to go back to my parent’s home so I can bake some more. These biscuits will be top of my list 😉
I bet your parents can’t wait for you to get back there and do some baking too!
These are going right on my to do list. I love Caramacs, you never see them as much anymore but I have always loved them. Never thought to use it in baking 🙂
They always tend to be hiding at the back of the chocolate shelf in shops – Quietly unassuming but waiting for the right customer!
ooh what a yummy recipe. Thanks for sharing. I love making cookies with my daughter so will have to try this out! Angela at daysinbed
Enjoy Angela – I bet your daughter will love them too!
OMG you are sooooo naughty, I was looking at caramac bars today but resisted but seeing these now I need to get some to make the recipe.
Sorry to be tempting you! They are worth it though!
I love the flavour of caramac bars, these sound delicious!! I always think homemade tastes best!
These look absolutely amazing and I am a massive fan of caramac!! Haven’t had it in ages though x
Caramacs are one of my favourite chocolates in the whole world, putting them in a cookie is genius! Definitely going to be making these with my daughter as they sound utterly delicious xx
These look fab. These are my fave type of cookies to bake. It’s 8am and I want some!
These look delicious wish there was a gluten free version!
thumbprint cookies are wonderful!!!
I bet you could replace the regular flour with a gluten free all purpose flour mix. just google it. I bet there are many GF options
What a great recipe for the kids to get involved in!
My mum used to love Caramacs. I hated them but a work colleague bought some in and they were quite nice. I think it’s a taste that appeals more to adults than kids.
#smiggle 🙂