KISSABLES Chocolate Candies Thumbprint Cookies

Makes about 3-1/2 dozen cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 - cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
• 1-1/3 - cups granulated sugar
• 2 - egg yolks
• 1/4 - cup milk
• 2 - teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 - cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 - cup Hershey's® Cocoa
• 1/2 - teaspoon salt
• Powdered sugar
• 1 - can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
• Additional powdered sugar
• 1-1/3 - cups (10.5-ounces package) Hershey's® KISSABLES Chocolate Candies

Directions

1. Beat butter, granulated sugar, egg yolks, milk and vanilla until fluffy. 
2. Combine flour, cocoa and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. 
3. Cover; refrigerate dough about 2 hours or until firm enough to handle.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet.

1. Shape dough into 1-1/8-inch balls. 
2. Roll in powdered sugar; place on prepared cookie sheet. Press thumb in center of each cookie.
3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. 
4. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool completely.
5. Spoon frosting into heavy-duty resealable plastic food storeage bag. Cut off corner of bag about 1/4 inch from point; pipe frosting into thumbprint indentations. 
6. Sift additional powdered sugar over filled cookies, if desired. 
7. Gently press 3 to 4 candies each filled cookie. 

VANILLA VARIATION: Increase flour to 2-3/4 cups; omit cocoa.