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Chocolate Thumbprints
Author/Submitted by:
Servings: 2
Categories:
Chocolate
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Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients:
INGREDIENTS: 1/2
c
Butter flavor Crisco 1/2
c
Granulated sugar 1
tb
Milk 1/2
ts
Vanilla 1
Egg yolk 1
Sq. (1 oz) unsweetened
-baking chocolate (melted
-and cooled) 1
c
All purpose flour 1/4
ts
Salt 1/3
c
Mini chips (semi-sweet
-chocolate)
PEANUT BUTTER CREAM FILLING: 2
tb
Butter flavor Crisco 1/3
c
Creamy peanut butter 1
c
Confectioners sugar
-(powdered sugar) 2
tb
Milk 1/2
ts
Vanilla
Directions:
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oven to 350 degrees - grease baking sheet with Crisco.
FOR COOKIES:
Combine 1/2 c. crisco, granulated sugar, 1 TBL milk, vanilla and egg
yolk in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well
blended. Add melted chocolate. Mix well.
Combine flour and salt. Add gradually to chocolate mixture at low
speed. Mix until blended. Add Chocolate chips. Shape dough into 1
inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheet. Press
thumb gently in center of each cookie.
Bake at 350 deg. for 8 min. Press centers again with small measuring
spoon. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
FOR PEANUT BUTTER CREAM FILLING:
Combine crisco and peanut butter in medium bowl. Stir with spoon
until well blended. Add powdered sugar. Stir well. Add 2 TBL milk
and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Fill center of cookies.
Makes 2 1/2 doz. cookies
Courtesy: Joann Pierce
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