Cherry Chocolate Thumbprints

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 24 maraschino cherries
• 1/4 lb melting chocolate

Recipe

• 1 mix ingredients together to form dough and chill for one hour. roll in 3/4 inch balls and bake for 5 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350*. remove from oven and indent the center with your finger or the handle of a wooden spoon. bake an additional 10 minutes.
• 2 cool and place 1/2 of a maraschino cherry in the center. drizzle with melted chocolate.
• 3 variation: i sometimes add a dollop of chocolate or vanilla buttercream frosting under the cherry -- it makes them super yummy!
• 4 prep time includes chill time.