Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

• 12-oz pkg chocolate chips
• 3  cups flour
• 1  cup  butter
• 1  cup  brown sugar
• 3  tsp  vanilla
• 1/4 cup  milk
• powdered sugar
• 2  tbs  shortening
• 1/4 cup  light Karo syrup  (a corn syrup)
• 2  tsp  vanilla

 

Sift flour.

Blend butter, brown sugar, and 3 tsp vanilla.

Stir in flour, milk, and chopped chips.

Shape in 1/2-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Make depression in center of each cookie with thumb. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375F.

Roll in powdered sugar.  (I usually skip this step)

Combine over hot water the rest of the chips and the shortening.  Stir until melted. Remove from heat.

Stir in Karo, 2 tbs water, and the 2 tsp vanilla.   Fill each cookie.

Makes about 4 dozen.