Easter Cadbury Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Easter is tomorrow, are you ready?

cookies

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

pinch of salt

frosting

1 tablespoon butter, melted

3 tablespoons cocoa

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 – 3 tablespoons hot water

Cadbury Mini Eggs, about 30 depending on size of cookies

1 For cookies, heat oven to 350.

2  Beat together butter and sugar until creamy then add egg and vanilla and mix well.  Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix until well blended.

3  Roll or scoop dough into 1 tablespoon size balls, place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake for 10 – 11 minutes.

4  Remove from oven and immediately press thumb into top of each cookie.

5  Remove from cookie sheets and let cool completely.

6  For frosting, stir together all ingredients.  You  want the frosting to be on the thick side so add more sugar or water as needed.  Spoon frosting into thumbprints on cookies and top with a Cadbury Mini Egg.

recipe from Six Sisters’ Stuff