Thumbprint Cookies (Pecan Fingers

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Almond extract
  • 1/2 cup Crisco
  • 2 cup Flour
  • 4 1/4 cup Powdered sugar
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 2 cup Pecans

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter, soft
  • 3 tbsp Milk

• Liquids

  • 1 tbsp Water

Found on theginghamapron.com

Description

Ingredients

• Thumbprint cookies:
• 1 C soft butter
• ¼ c. powdered sugar
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 T. water
• 2 C. flour
• ¼ t. salt
• 2 C. chopped pecans
• Decorators Frosting:
• ½ C. Crisco
• 4 C. powdered sugar
• ½ t. salt
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 3-5 T. milk
• ½ t. -1 t. almond extract

Directions

• Cream together butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and water. Then mix in flour and salt. Chill for 1 hour. Roll into small balls (like walnuts). Make indentation with index or little finger. Bake 1 hour at 250 degrees. Cool. Frost center by piping with decorator bag, using frosting recipe.
• Pretty at Christmas with red and green food coloring.
• For the Frosting: Mix Crisco, powdered sugar, vanilla (and salt if desired). Gradually add in milk to desired thickness. Then add almond extract. Add food coloring of choice.