Peppermint thumbprints

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
FILLING
½cupPeppermint candy, crushed
½cupPowdered sugar
2tablespoonsCream cheese, softened
2teaspoonsMilk
COOKIE DOUGH
½cupPowdered sugar
1cupMargarine or butter,
Softend
1teaspoonVanilla
cupFlour

Directions

Heat oven to 350. In small bowl, mix all filling ingredients until well blended; set aside. In large bowl, cream powdered sugar, margarine and vanilla. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Add flour and mix well. If dough is too crumbly, add 1-4 tsp milk. Shape into 1" balls; place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

With thumb, make indentation in center of each cookie; fill with ¼ tsp filling. Bake 10-15 minutes or until light golden brown.

Immediately remove cookies from cookie sheets; cool.

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