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Santa's Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. (2 sticks) butter, softened
½ c. plus ¼ c. sugar, divided
¾ c. dark corn syrup
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3½ c. all-purpose flour
½ c. Hershey’s cocoa
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
1-2/3 c. (10 oz. pkg.) Hershey’s Premier White Chips, Skor or Heath toffee bites (optional)
Maraschino cherry halves (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Beat butter and ½ c. sugar in large bowl until well blended; add corn syrup, egg and vanilla, blending well. Combine flour, cocoa and baking soda; gradually add to butter mixture, bending well. Cover; refrigerate dough 1 hr. or until firm enough to handle. Heat over to 350◦F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Combine remaining ¼ c. sugar mixture. Place balls on prepared cookie sheet. Using thumb, making indentation in center of each cookie. Bake 6 to 8 min. or until set. Remove from oven. If necessary, use tip of spoon and press indentation in center. Immediately place 1 tsp. white chips in each indentation. After several min., swirl melted chips. Top with toffee bits and maraschino cherry halves, if desired. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 dozen

 

 

 

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