Chocolate Peppermint Thumbprints

• 2/3 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate baking chips, melted, cooled
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 1 drop red food color
• 3 to 4 teaspoons milk
• 2 tablespoons crushed peppermint candies or candy canes
• 1/3 cup dark chocolate chips
• 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Combine 2/3 cup butter and brown sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
3. Add melted chocolate, egg and vanilla.
4. Continue beating until well mixed.
5. Add flour, cocoa and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
6. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
7. Place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
8. Make indentation in center of each cookie with thumb or back of teaspoon.
9. Bake 7-9 minutes or until set.
10. Remove to cooling rack.
11. Cool completely.
12. Combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter, peppermint extract and food color in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy, adding enough milk for desired spreading consistency.
13. Spoon 1 scant teaspoon filling into each cookie indentation.
14. Immediately sprinkle with crushed candy.
15. Place 1/3 cup chocolate chips and oil in bowl.
16. Microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted.
17. Spoon into resealable plastic food bag; cut off small corner of bag to create hole.
18. Pipe drizzle over filling.

butter, brown sugar, dark chocolate baking chips, egg, vanilla, flour, unsweetened cocoa, salt, powdered sugar, butter, peppermint, color, milk, peppermint, chocolate chips, vegetable oil

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/3329/chocolate-peppermint-thumbprints (may not work)