thumbprint shortbread cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1 (16 ounce) container chocolate fudge frosting

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 9 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. mix in the flour and chopped pecans. shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls and place them 2 inches apart ungreased cookie sheets. press a thumb or finger deeply into the center of each cookie.
• bake for 9 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are lightly browned. allow cookies to cool for a couple of minutes on the baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely. fill each depression in the cookies with a dab of chocolate frosting. let the icing set, preferably overnight.