---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02
 
      Title: SEASON'S BEST THUMBPRINT COOKIES
 Categories: Cookies, Holiday
      Yield: 36 servings
 
    1/2 c  Butter or margarine
           - softened
    2/3 c  Sugar
      1    Egg
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 c  All-purpose flour
    1/3 c  HERSHEY'S Cocoa
    1/4 ts Salt
      2 tb Milk
      1 c  Chopped walnuts
           Your choice of FILLING
           -(recipes follow)
      1 c  Cherry pie filling
           - chilled
 
  In large mixer bowl beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and
  fluffy. Stir together flour, cocoa and salt; blend into butter mixture.
  Add milk; beat until well blended. Stir in walnuts. Refrigerate dough at
  least 1 hour or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350 F. Lightly
  grease cookie sheet. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on prepared
  cookie sheet. Press thumb into center of each cookie. Bake 10 to 12
  minutes or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack; cool. To
  serve, place about 1/2 teaspoonful filling in thumbprint; top with about
  1 teaspoonful pie filling. Store cookies in refrigerator. About 3 dozen
  cookies.
  
  VANILLA FILLING: In small bowl, combine 3/4 cup powdered sugar, 1
  tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon softened butter or margarine, 2 to 3
  teaspoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat until smooth.
  
  CHOCOLATE CREAM FILLING: In small mixer bowl, beat 1 package (3 oz.)
  cream cheese, softened and 1/2 cup powdered sugar until well blended.
  Add 2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S Cocoa and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat
  until smooth.
  Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation.
  Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.