On Monday of this week,
my aunt, my cousin, and I all combined forces to have a little holiday luncheon for my dad and a couple of friends. The weekend weather had been formidable, but thankfully road crews managed to clear paths well enough for us to come from far and
wide. It was an intimate group of seven,
but an enjoyable time for all – my dad in particular who is struggling mightily
(as you might imagine considering the time of the year) with the loss of my mom
last February. The conversation was
brisk, the food was delicious.
My cousin made these
darling thumbprint cookies. How she has
the time with a seriously busy full time job, and two seriously busy, adorable
kids, is beyond me, but I appreciated trying them and thought I would share them with you. She takes no credit,
attributing Betty
Crocker for the recipe, but
kudos to her for assembly and presentation!
Holiday Thumbprints
Cookies
¾ cup sugar
¾ cup butter or
margarine, softened
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
1-3/4 cups Gold
Medal® all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons
unsweetened baking cocoa
¼ teaspoon salt
Crushed hard
peppermint candies, if desired
Fudge Filling
¼ cup whipping cream
1 cup milk chocolate
chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on
medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour, cocoa and
salt until dough forms.
Shape dough by
rounded teaspoonfuls into 1-inch balls, and place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press thumb or end of wooden spoon into center of each
cookie, indenting about halfway.
Bake 7 to 11 minutes
or until edges are firm. If necessary, quickly remake indentations with end of
wooden spoon. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool
completely, about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, in
1-quart saucepan, heat whipping cream over medium heat, stirring occasionally,
until steaming. Remove from heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Cool
about 10 minutes or until thickened.
Spoon rounded 1/2
teaspoon filling into indentation in each cookie. Top with peppermint.
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Those sound delicious with the fudge filling! So glad the road crews were able to clear the path to the luncheon for your dad, and how sweet of you to do this!
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Sheila
These are so cute and I bet they taste sensational!! Thanks for sharing! Happy holidays!
ReplyDeleteThese look really good! Thanks for linking up with "Try a New Recipe Tuesday!" I hope you will be able to join us again this week. http://our4kiddos.blogspot.com/2013/12/try-new-recipe-tuesday-1231.html Happy New Year!
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