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If you like cherries, this is the cookie for you ! Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter |
1/2 cup butter flavored shortening |
1 cup white sugar |
1 egg |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained and chopped |
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans |
1 (2.25 ounce) jar red decorator sugar |
Directions:
1. In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and shortening. Add the sugar; cream well. Mix in the egg and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Pat the cherries between paper towels to remove excess moisture. Stir cherries and pecans into the dough. Cover and chill for 2 hours.
2. Shape the cold dough into 2 logs. Roll them in the colored sugar, wrap in wax paper and chill again until firm (about 1 hour).
3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
4. Unwrap dough and slice into 1/4 inch slices. Place on the prepared cookie sheets, and bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool 1 minute before removing from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
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