Chocolate-Kissed Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate-Kissed Thumbprint Cookies
Ingredients
- 48 Chocolate Candy Pieces, Unwrapped
- 1 Cup (2 Sticks) Margarine Or Butter, Slightly Softened
- 1 Cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
- 2 Cups Quaker® Oats (Quick Or Old Fashioned, Uncooked)
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 2/3 Cups Ground Macadamia Nuts Or Pecans, Divided
- 1 1/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
- 2 Eggs
Directions
Heat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Beat together margarine and sugar until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla; beat well. Add combined oats, flour and 2/3 cup ground nuts; mix well. In small bowl, beat egg whites with fork until frothy. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Dip in egg whites; press one side into remaining nuts. Place ball nut side up 1-inch apart on prepared cookie sheet; press thumb deeply in center of each. Bake 8 minutes; remove from oven; Place one chocolate piece in each center. Return to oven and continue baking 5 to 7 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack; cool completely. Store in tightly covered container.