CHOCOLATE PEANUT THUMBPRINTS

Chocolate Peanut Thumbprints image

Enjoy these homemade chocolate cookies filled with peanut butter - a wonderful dessert treat.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 ounces semisweet baking chocolate, melted and cooled
1 egg
1 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons chopped peanut brittle, if desired

Steps:

Heat oven to 375°F. Beat granulated sugar, butter, vanilla, chocolate and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and salt.
Shape dough by tablespoonfuls into balls. Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press thumb or end of wooden spoon into center of each cookie to make indentation, but do not press all the way through.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until firm. Quickly remake indentations with end of wooden spoon if necessary. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
Mix peanut butter and powdered sugar. Fill each thumbprint with about 1 teaspoon peanut butter mixture or jelly. Sprinkle with peanut brittle.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Carbohydrate 13 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 80 mg