Kissables Chocolate Candies Thumbprint Cookies

Submitted by Nikki Kate

"This is a really good recipe from Hershey!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 42

ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1⁄3 cups granulated sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup hershey's cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• powdered sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can vanilla frosting
• additional powdered sugar
• 1 1⁄3 cups Hershey chocolate kisses (decorative candies)

directions

1. Beat butter, granulated sugar, egg yolks, milk and vanilla until fluffy.
2. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
3. Cover; refrigerate dough about 2 hours or until firm enough to handle.
4. Heat oven to 350°F Lightly grease cookie sheet. Shape dough into 1-1/8-inch balls.
5. Roll in powdered sugar; place on prepared cookie sheet. Press thumb in center of each cookie.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool completely.
7. Spoon frosting into heavy-duty resealable plastic food storeage bag. Cut off corner of bag about 1/4 inch from point; pipe frosting into thumbprint indentations.
8. Sift additional powdered sugar over filled cookies, if desired.
9. Gently press 3 to 4 candies each filled cookie.
10. VANILLA VARIATION: Increase flour to 2-3/4 cups; omit cocoa.