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Cream the butter and sugar well.
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Beat in the egg.
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Beat in the vanilla extract and milk.
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Sift together the flour, salt, cocoa baking soda and baking powder.
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Blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until a soft dough forms.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees Roll the dough into 3/4 to 1 inch balls and lay them on a parchment paper lined cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
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Using your thumb or the round end of the handle of a wooden spoon, make a deep indentation into the centre of each dough ball. about 3/4 of an inch wide.
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Bake for 15-17 minutes until firm to the touch when baked.
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When the cookies are removed from the oven, and while they are still warm, use the round end of a wooden spoon handle or similar instrument to press the centre depressions in the cookies down again to create a good "well" in the centre of the cookies.
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Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before continuing to fill the cookies.