FESTIVE CHERRYETTES

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This is my dad's favorite Christmas cookie. It is on the order of a shortbred cookie. I absolutely hate nuts but you don't really taste them in this cookie. I put the nuts in my blend and ground them fine.

Provided by Cheesehead

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla (Yes Tablespoons)
2 cups flour
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
20 candied cherries

Steps:

  • Blend together shortening, butter, salt, sugar and vanilla.
  • Add flour and pecans and mix into a soft dough.
  • Chill.
  • Preheat oven to 325° F and grease cookie sheets.
  • Measure out level tablespoonfuls of dough and roll between palms of hands to form round balls.
  • Place on greased cookie sheets.
  • Press a little indentation in center in each cookie with a thimble and put half of cherry on top.
  • Bake in preheated 325 oven for 25 minutes.

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