BROWN-EYED SUSANS I

Brown-Eyed Susans I image

A chocolate topped thumbprint cookie.

Provided by Debbie Rowe

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter
¼ cup white sugar
½ teaspoon almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon hot water
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cream butter or margarine and 1/4 cup white sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in almond extract. Add flour and salt; mix well.
Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten middle of dough ball with thumb print. Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Let cool.
To make Frosting: combine confectioner's sugar and cocoa. Add water and vanilla and mix well. Place chocolate frosting into thumb print indention of cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 107.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 16.3 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3.9 g, Sodium 82.6 mg, Sugar 5.6 g