Halloween Thumbprint Cookies

Name: Halloween Thumbprint Cookies
Prep time: P2H
Total time: P2H
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter; sugar; eggs; milk; vanilla extract; cocoa powder; flour; salt; powdered sugar; butter; milk; vanilla extract; orange zest

Yield

2 dozen

Prep

2 hrs

Cook

12 min

Ready

2 hrs

Trans-fat Free, High Fiber

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient
1	cup	butter or margarine, softened
1 ½	cups	sugar
2	large	eggs
¼	cup	milk
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract
⅔	cup	cocoa powder
2	cups	all-purpose flour
½	teaspoon	salt
Orange and green filling
1	cup	powdered sugar
2	tablespoons	butter or margarine, softened
4	teaspoons	milk
½	teaspoon	vanilla extract
½	teaspoon	orange zest grated

Ingredients

Amount	Measure	Ingredient
237	ml	butter or margarine, softened
355	ml	sugar
2	large	eggs
59	ml	milk
1E+1	ml	vanilla extract
158	ml	cocoa powder
473	ml	all-purpose flour
2.5	ml	salt

Orange and green filling
237	ml	powdered sugar
3E+1	ml	butter or margarine, softened
2E+1	ml	milk
2.5	ml	vanilla extract
2.5	ml	orange zest grated

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 Refrigerate dough 1 to 2 hours or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350℉ (180℃). Lightly grease cookie sheets. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place on cookie sheets. Press thumb gently in center of each cookies. (You may need to coat finger with sugar for indentation to remain). Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheets to wire rack. Cool completely. Spoon about ¼ teaspoon orange filling in each thumbprint. Decorate with green filling to look like stem of a pumpkin. Orand and Green Filling: In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, softened butter, milk and vanilla. Beat on high until smooth. Remove scant 2 TB 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.