MY BEST...'JR.MINT' THUMBPRINT COOKIES
By
penny jordan
@PennyLJ55
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Ingredients
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COOKIE INGREDIENTS:
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1 stick(1/2 c.) butter or margarine, softened & unsalted
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2/3 csugar
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1 largeegg yolk
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2 Tbspmilk
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1 cflour, unsifted
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1/3 chershey's cocoa
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1/2 cchopped pecans (optional)
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·granulated sugar
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1 box'junior mint' candies
How to Make MY BEST...'JR.MINT' THUMBPRINT COOKIES
- Cream butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and vanilla.
- Combine flour, salt & cocoa; blend into creamed mixture.
- Stir in finely chopped pecans.
- Chill dough about an hour or until firm enough to handle.
Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
Roll in sugar. - Place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Press thumb gently into center of each cookie. - Bake 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.