Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Recipe
Servings: 10
Ingredients
- 1/2 c. butter
- 2/3 c. sugar
- 1 egg, separated
- 2 T lowfat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 c. all purpose flour
- 1/3 c. cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 c. minced nuts
- Vanilla filling (recipe follows)
- 26 unwrapped Hershey kisses, pecan halves or possibly candied cherry halves
Directions
- In small mixing bowl cream butter, sugar, egg yolk, lowfat milk, and vanilla. Put together flour, cocoa, and salt; blend into creamed mix. Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour or possibly till hard sufficient to handle. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Beat egg white slightly. Dip each ball into egg white; roll in nuts. Place on lightly greased cookie sheet. Press thumb gently in center of each cookie. Bake 10-12 min or possibly till set. As soon as cookies are removed from oven, spoon about 1/4 tsp filling in thumbprint. Gently press cookie kiss, pecan or possibly cherry in center of each cookie. Carefully remove from cookie sheet; cool on wire rack. Makes about 2 dozen.
- In small mixing bowl put together 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, 1 tbsp butter, softened, 2 tsp lowfat milk and 1/4 tsp vanilla. Beat till smooth.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 61g | |
| Recipe makes 10 servings | |
| Calories 286 | |
| Calories from Fat 150 | 52% |
| Total Fat 17.39g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat 6.98g | 28% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium 227mg | 9% |
| Potassium 108mg | 3% |
| Total Carbs 29.17g | 8% |
| Dietary Fiber 2.1g | 7% |
| Sugars 14.73g | 10% |
| Protein 4.95g | 8% |
