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    Treats: Halloween Thumbprint Cookies


    Source of Recipe


    BIGG Superstore

    List of Ingredients




    Halloween Thumbprint Cookies  
    1 cup of Butter or margarine; soften
    1 1/2 cup of sugar
    2 Eggs
    1/4 cup of Milk
    2 teaspoons of vanilla
    2/3 cup of cocoa
    2 cups of flour
    1/2 teaspoon of salt

    Orange and green filling:
    1 cup of powdered sugar
    2 tablespoons of butter or margarine; soften
    4 teaspoons of milk
    1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
    1/2 teaspoon of grated orange peel

    Recipe



    In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla until well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; add to butter mix, mixing until well blended. Refrigerate the dough 1-2 hours or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350ºF. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Shape the dough into balls. Place on cookie sheets. Press thumb gently in center of each cookies. (You may need to coat finger with sugar for indentation to remain). Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheets to wire rack. Cool completely. 

    Spoon about 1/4 teaspoon orange filling in each thumbprint. Decorate with green filling to look like stem of a pumpkin.

    ORANGE AND GREEN FILLING: In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, softened butter, milk and vanilla. Beat on high until smooth. Remove scant 2 TABLESPOON of filling. Tint this with green food color; set aside. Add freshly grated orange peel to remaining icing and use red and yellow food coloring to make orange. 

    GHOST COOKIES: Make icing and food coloring and orange peel. Decorate cookies to look like ghosts.

 

 

 

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