America's Best Recipes/1989

Chocolate-Filled Thimble Cookies

Servings Preparation Time Cooking Time Calories Saturated Fat Fat Sodium Carbohydrates Protein Cholesterol
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INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 egg, separated
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts CHOCOLATE FILLING: 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate morsels 1 tablespoon shortening
2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon vanilla extract



1 Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture; beat well. Shape dough into a ball; cover and chill 2 hours.
2 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Slightly beat egg white; dip balls in egg white, and roll in pecans. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press thumb in each ball of dough, leaving an indentation. Bake at 350 F for 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. Spoon 1 teaspoon Chocolate Filling into each cookie indentation.
3 CHOCOLATE FILLING: Combine semisweet chocolate morsels and shortening in top of a double boiler; bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until chocolate melts. Remove from heat, and stir in corn syrup, water, and vanilla. Yield: 3/4 cup.

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