Season's Best Thumbprint Cookies

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Title: Season's Best Thumbprint Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 36 servings

1/2 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
2/3 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 c All-purpose flour
1/3 c Hershey's cocoa
1/4 ts Salt
2 tb Milk
1 c Chopped walnuts
Vanilla filling *
Or chocolate cream filling*
3/4 c Cherry pie filling
; chilled (3/4 to 1)

Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
In large mixer bowl beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla
until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, cocoa and
salt; blend into butter mixture. Add milk; beat until well
blended. Stir in walnuts. Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour
or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350 F. Lightly
grease cookie sheet. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place
on prepared cookie sheet. Press thumb into center of each
cookie. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove from
cookie sheet to wire rack; cool. To serve, place about 1/2
teaspoonful filling in thumbprint; top with about 1
teaspoonful pie filling. Store cookies in refrigerator.
About 3 dozen cookies.

* VANILLA FILLING: In small bowl, combine 3/4 cup powdered
sugar, 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon softened butter or
margarine, 2 to 3 teaspoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
extract; beat until smooth.
* CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING: In small mixer bowl, beat 1
package (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened and 1/2 cup powdered
sugar until well blended. Add 2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S Cocoa
and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat until
smooth.JMHershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey
Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the
Hershey Kitchens.

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