Chocolate-mint Thumbprints

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 cup baking cocoa
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 drops green food coloring
• 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 375. in large bowl, beat sugar, 1 cup butter and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. beat in egg yolk until smooth. beat in flour and cocoa.
• 2 shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into 1 inch balls. on ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 1 inch apart. with inxes finger or thumb, make indentation in center of each ball.
• 3 bake 7-9 minutes or until set. immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 4 in small bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter and the powdered sugar on low speed until smooth. beat in milk, peppermint extract and enough food color for desired color. spoon about 1/2 t. filling into each cookie.
• 5 melt the chocolate chips and shortening, and drizzle over the tops of each cookie.