MY BEST...'JR.MINT' THUMBPRINT COOKIES
By
penny jordan
@PennyLJ55
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I TRIED MAKING SOME THUMBPRINT COOKIES AFTER EATING SOME AT A PARTY. AFTER READING SOME DIFFERENT RECIPES I DECIDED TO TRY MY HAND AT COMING UP WITH A SUITABLE RECIPE TO MAKE SOME FOR MY GREAT NIECE USING HER FAVORITE CANDY AND MINE...'JUNIOR MINTS'. I THOUGHT MY RECIPE WAS WELL WORTH SUBMITTING SO HERE IT IS...HOPE YOU LIKE IT!
Ingredients
- 1 stick
- (1/2 c.) butter or margarine, softened & unsalted
- 2/3 c
- sugar
- 1 large
- egg yolk
- 2 Tbsp
- milk
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1 c
- flour, unsifted
- 1/3 c
- hershey's cocoa
- 1/2 c
- chopped pecans (optional)
- granulated sugar
- 1 box
- 'junior mint' candies
COOKIE INGREDIENTS:
How to Make MY BEST...'JR.MINT' THUMBPRINT COOKIES
- 1Cream butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla.
- 2Combine flour, salt & cocoa; blend into creamed mixture.
- 3Stir in finely chopped pecans.
- 4Chill dough about an hour or until firm enough to handle.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
Roll in sugar. - 5Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Press thumb gently into center of each cookie. - 6Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes, or until set.
As soon as removed from oven, place a Junior Mint into 'thumbprint'
Cool slightly before removing from cookie sheet.
Cool completely before storing.
About MY BEST...'JR.MINT' THUMBPRINT COOKIES
Other Tag: Quick & Easy
Hashtags: #JUNIOR-MINT, #THUMBPRINT-COOKIES
