Chocolate-Kissed Thumbprint Cookies

By HeatherS

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, slightly softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups QUAKER Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1-2/3 cups ground macadamia nuts or pecans, divided
• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 48 foil wrapped milk chocolate candies or white and chocolate-striped candies, unwrapped
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Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 17mins

Preparation

Step 1

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.