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Santa Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

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Category:
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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c Hershey's semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 c butter
1/4 c shortening
1/2 c sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 c flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 c fine chopped nuts
Directions:
Directions:
Heat oven to 350º. in a small bowl, place 1/4 c chocolate chips. Zap on high 20 to 30 seconds. set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, combine butter, shortening, sugar, reserved melted chocolate, egg yolk and vanilla, Blend Well.
Stir in flour and salt.
Roll dough into 1 inch balls. With a fork, slightly beat the egg white. Dip each ball into egg white and roll in chopped nuts.
Place balls on un-greased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
Press center of each ball with your thumb to make an indentation.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set.
Remove from oven; immediately place 3 chocolate chips in the indent in each cookie.
Place the cookies on a cooling rack.
Take a tooth pick and swirl the chocolate chips to look like a Thumb Print.
Let cool completely. Makes 2 1/2 dozen
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
2 1/2 dozen
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
60 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Love these! so tasty. Fun cookie to make with the Kids. Looks great as a gift also.

 

 

 

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