Name: Festive Thumbprints
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened -; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar -; 1 large egg, room temperature -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 2 cups all-purpose flour -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; Colored sprinkles or nonpareils -; Filling: -; 1 cup sugar -; 1/4 cup butter, cubed -; 1/4 cup 2% milk -; 8 ounces white candy coating -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; Red and green food coloring -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Festive Thumbprints

1. 1 cup butter, softened -

2. 1/2 cup packed brown sugar -

3. 1 large egg, room temperature -

4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

5. 2 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

7. Colored sprinkles or nonpareils -

8. Filling: -

9. 1 cup sugar -

10. 1/4 cup butter, cubed -

11. 1/4 cup 2% milk -

12. 8 ounces white candy coating -

13. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -

14. Red and green food coloring -

How to cook deliciously - Festive Thumbprints

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Place sprinkles in a shallow bowl or bowls.

2. Stage

Shape dough into 1-in. balls; dip tops in sprinkles. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with your thumb. Bake until edges are light brown, 10-12 minutes. Using a wooden spoon handle, enlarge any indentations that may have narrowed or closed. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

3. Stage

For filling, bring sugar, butter and milk to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat. Add candy coating and vanilla; stir until smooth. Divide filling between 2 bowls. Using food coloring, tint filling in 1 bowl red and in the other bowl green. Spoon fillings into indentations; let stand until set.