Thumbprint cookies

Thumbprint cookies

Ingredients/Components

• vanilla - 1 tsp
• granulated sugar - 1/2 c
• milk - 2 Tbsp
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• stick margarine - 1/2 item
• butter - 2/3 c
• egg yolks - 2 item
• pinch of salt - 1 item
• all-purpose flour
• egg whites - 2 item
• finely chopped pecans - 1 c
• Buttercream Frosting:1/2 box confectioners sugar

How to make thumbprint cookies:

Buttercream Frosting:1/2 box confectioners sugar1/2 stick margarine pinch of salt1/2 tsp. vanilla2 Tbsp. milk Cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, vanilla and salt; beat well. Gradually add flour, mixing well. Shape in 3/4-inch balls, dip in 2 slightly beaten egg whites, then roll in 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans.

Place 1-inch apart on greased cookie sheet; press down center of each with thumb. Bake at 350° for 15 to 17 minutes. Cool slightly, remove from pan and cool on rack. Makes 3 dozen. Put butter cream frosting in thumbprint of each cookie.

Buttercream Frosting: Mix and fill center of cool cookies.

Recipe categories: Desserts, Cookie and brownie, Hand Formed cookies.