CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

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Make and share this Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Jill L. Margaritta

Categories Dessert

Time 1h27m

Yield 2-3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons milk
1 beaten egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts
2 tablespoons sugar
1 slightly beaten egg white
candied cherries or chocolate Hershey chocolate kiss
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (may need to add a little more if frosting is too thin)
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

Cream butter, 2/3 cup of sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla in a small bowl.
In another bowl combine flour, cocoa, and salt and blend them into a cream mixture.
Chill dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to handle.
Roll the dough into 1 inch balls.
Combine the chopped nuts and 2 tbsp of sugar in a small bowl.
Dip the balls in egg white then the nut mixture.
Place them on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
Press thumbprint gently in the center of each cookie.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
As soon as cookies come out of the oven place about 1/4 tsp of the vanilla filling in the print.
Gently place a halved cherry or chocolate kiss in the print.
Remove the cookies from the sheet and cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1594.2, Fat 92, SaturatedFat 39.7, Cholesterol 234.5, Sodium 1452.5, Carbohydrate 181.8, Fiber 11.4, Sugar 112.7, Protein 24.6