A recipe for Halloween Thumbprint Cookies. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Halloween Thumbprint Cookies shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
1 c. Butter or margarine; soften1 1/2 c. Sugar
2 Eggs
1/4 c. Milk
2 Tsp. Vanilla
2/3 c. Cocoa
2 c. Flour
1/2 Tsp. Salt
Orange and green filling: 1 c. Powdered sugar
2 Tbs. Butter or margarine; soften
4 Tsp. Milk
1/2 Tsp. Vanilla
1/2 Tsp. Grated orange peel
Directions
In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla until well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; add to butter mix, mixing until well blended. Refrigerate dough 1-2 hours or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Shape dough into 1 balls. Place on cookie sheets. Press thumb gently in center of eachcookies. (You may need to coat finger with sugar for indentation to remain). Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheets to wire rack. Cool completely. Spoon about 1/4 Tsp. orange filling in each thumbprint. Decorate with green filling to look like stem of a pumpkin. ORANGE AND GREEN FILLING: In a small bowl combine powdered sugar softened butter milk and vanilla. Beat on high until smooth. Remove scant 2 Tbs. of filling. Tint this with green food color; set aside. Add freshly grated orange peel to remaining icing and use red and yellow food coloring to make orange. GHOST COOKIES: Make icing and omit food coloring and orange peel. Decorate cookies to look like ghosts. "
