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Candy Thumbprint Cookies

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  • Prep 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Servings 42
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Candies are pressed in a center of the cookies for a perfect Christmas dessert.
Updated Apr 19, 2016
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Toppings, if desired
  • Candy-coated peanut butter pieces
  • Hershey’s® Hugs® Brand chocolates, unwrapped*
  • Snickers™ fun-size candy bars, halved
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy; add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla, beating until blended.
  • 2
    In small bowl, mix flour and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
  • 3
    Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 2 inches apart. Press thumb into each ball, forming indentation.
  • 4
    Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. (Tops of cookies will not be brown.) Immediately press desired topping in center of each cookie. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Nutrition

80 Calories, 4 1/2g Total Fat, 0g Protein, 8g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
80
Total Fat
4 1/2g
0%
Saturated Fat
3g
0%
Sodium
50mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
8g
0%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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