Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg, separated
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
Vanilla filling (recipe follows)
26 unwrapped Hershey kisses, pecan halves or candied cherry

Preparation

1
In small mixing bowl cream butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk, and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; blend into creamed mixture. Chill dough at least 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Beat egg white slightly. Dip each ball into egg white; roll in nuts. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Press thumb gently in center of each cookie. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. As soon as
2
In small mixing bowl combine 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, softened, 2 teaspoons milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until smooth.

Tools

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Yield:

8.0 servings

Added:

Friday, December 4, 2009 - 3:38am

Creator:

Anonymous

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