Chocolate chip thumb print cookie recipe

Thumbprint cookies made with butter and brown sugar and filled with a chocolate filling.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour - sift or stir before measuring
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup chocolate chips, chopped
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• Filling:
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

PREPARATION:

Cream butter until light; beat in salt and vanilla. Gradually add brown sugar, beating well. Blend in flour, milk, and chopped chocolate.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; made a depression in center of each with thumb.

Place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 375° for 10 to 12 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool cookies and fill with the chocolate filling. For filling: Melt 3/4 cup chocolate chips and shortening in a saucepan over hot water. Cool slightly then blend in remaining filling ingredients.

Makes about 3 dozen filled chocolate chip thumbprint cookies.