Christmas Chocolate Pistachio Thumbprints

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 egg
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package pistachio pudding mix
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chip
• 3/4-1 1/4 cup nuts, finely chopped
• red food coloring
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 -3 tablespoon milk
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 2 teaspoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 beat powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, almond extract, pudding mix and egg.
• 2 add flour and chocolate chips. mix well.
• 3 shape into 1-inch balls. roll in nuts. with thumb, make imprint in center.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees, 10 minutes or until light golden brown.
• 5 cool completely.
• 6 combine all filling ingredients. melt butter and mix into powdered sugar. add milk and food coloring to make a thick red filling.
• 7 spoon scant teaspoon in the center of each cookie.
• 8 melt chocolate chips and shortening. drizzle over cookies.
• 9 let set until icing is hard.