Chocolate Thumb Print Cookies

Ingredients

• 1c. butter
• $c, sugar
• 2 tbs, water
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 egg yolk
• 2c. flour
• + tsp. Baking Powder
• 1/3 c. cocoa
• 1 egg white
• $c, finely chopped nuts

Method

1. 1

   Form into balls the size of a walnut and roll in slightly beaten egg white and then in finely chopped walnuts.

2. 2

   Bake at 350° F, for 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Remove from oven and put thumb print in each ball and return to oven for 8 - 10 minutes more.

4. 4

   Fill prints with chocolate icing, or vanilla icing.

5. 5

   Omit the cocoa from the cookies and fill prints with jam or jelly.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Our favorite recipes (Stake Relief Society, 1954) (1954) by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. New York New York Stake. Relief Society, page 31. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

CHOCOLATE THUMB PRINT COOKIES Cream together: 1c. butter $c, sugar 2 tbs, water 1 tsp. vanilla 1 egg yolk Sift together and add: 2c. flour + tsp. Baking Powder 1/3 c. cocoa 1 egg white $c, finely chopped nuts

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