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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 36 |
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These cookies have always been part of my Christmas cookie baking. They are sure to be a hit in your home like they are in mine. Ingredients:
36 maraschino cherries |
1 cup butter, softened |
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar |
1 tablespoon 2% milk |
3 teaspoons vanilla extract |
2-3/4 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
christmas glaze: |
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar |
1 to 2 tablespoons water |
red and green liquid food coloring |
colored sprinkles |
chocolate glaze: |
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 cup confectioners' sugar |
1 to 2 tablespoons water |
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts |
Directions:
1. Pat cherries dry with paper towels; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
2. Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until bottoms are browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
3. For Christmas glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough water to achieve a dipping consistency. Transfer half of the glaze to another bowl; tint one bowl green and the other red. Dip the tops of nine cookies in green glaze and nine cookies in red glaze, then decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.
4. For chocolate glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and enough water to achieve dipping consistency. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. Dip the tops of remaining cookies in glaze, then sprinkle with nuts. Let stand until set. Yield: 3 dozen.
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