Ok, you've been asking for THE RECIPE. It is still NOT too late to bake them for the holidays (sorry I'm so late with this one, the weddings and parties have kept me busy!). These are THE ABSOLUTE BEST cookies ever. My friend, Mary Alice Roush shared the recipe with me.
Use them for treats at the office, for the TOP SELLER at a fund raiser or just to enjoy. Buttery, nutty, and rich with icing. You will be addicted like everyone else that bites into one of these little morsels.
Mary Alice's Thumbprint CookiesPreheat oven to 375 degrees
1 C Crisco
1 C Fleischman's Margarine (honestly, just use every brand it calls for)
4 C Brown sugar
4 C All Purpose flour
4 Egg yolks, keep whites in separate bowl
2 T Vanilla
4 t Salt
Yes, this is no typo. Just wait and taste........I didn't promise anything healthy!Almond extract
About 2 C of unsalted crushed pecans
2 C or more of powdered sugar
Food Coloring
Cream butter, Crisco and sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time. Next add salt and flour. Lastly, vanilla. Roll dough into small balls. Dip them LIGHTLY into halfway beaten and just mixed egg whites. Now roll them into the bowl of crushed pecans. Put cookies on cookie sheet LINED with parchment paper. Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes. Take out of oven and depress thumb or spoon into each one, making a little hole.
DO NOT MAKE A HOLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH, just a small well inside the cookie. Put back in oven and bake 8 more minutes. While cookies are still warm, take small bowl and whip up a cup or two of powdered sugar, a TINY BIT of water, (add a drop(S) until consistency is correct)and a tiny bit of almond extract, (this is what makes them really good) and a little bit of food coloring. I prefer red so that I can make them pink. This could be a Valentine gift afterall! Drizzle icing into holes If it seems wet don't worry, it will harden as it cools. You don't want icing thick!
Now when everyone goes on and on about these, please tell them that your wedding planner gave you this recipe:)
P.S. I know this isn't a cooking blog, but I just had to share!
