Yes again another fun find on Pinterest. I kind of ran with the idea and thought this is not only fun for Christmas, but you could modify it for any holiday. Just red sprinkles for Valentines with a chocolate Hershey kiss, green for St. Patty's day and so forth! You could probably even make these into little nests for Easter and put the little chocolate eggs in the middle! We enjoyed these for Christmas with candy cane Hershey kisses in the center!
Thumbprint cookies
(modified from Better Homes red and white cookbook)
- 2/3 cup butter or margarine
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- sprinkles of your choosing
- Hershey kisses of your choosing
In your mixer, beat your butter or margarine on high speed for about 30 seconds. Basically you want all the chunks gone! Then add your sugar and beat until combined, scraping the sides as needed. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
Add you flour and combine. The recipe says to chill for 1 hour, but I usually test the dough and if I can handle it I start right away, if not put in the refrigerator for 10-20 minutes and test it again.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Roll your dough in your sprinkles. Then place on your cookie sheets about 1 inch apart. Continue doing this until you have filled your cookie sheet. Now take your thumb and make an indent into your cookies. Basically you are putting your thumb print into your cookie ball and flattening it a little.
Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browning. While your cookies are cooking, start unwrapping your Hershey kisses. Once they come out of the oven, start placing the kisses in your thumb print. Once all the kisses are in your cookies, place them on a cooling rack and let them cool. If you don't let cool, your Hershey kisses will get smooshed because they get melty from the heat of your cookie!
Enjoy these yummy treats for any holiday!
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