Cherry Icebox Cookies

Name: Cherry Icebox Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 118 milliliters butter; 118 milliliters butter flavored shortening; 1 egg; 651 milliliters all-purpose flour; 567 grams maraschino cherries, drained and chopped; 296 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt; 64 grams red decorator sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 237 milliliters white sugar

Cherry Icebox Cookies might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 122 calories. This recipe serves 48. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up egg, vanillan extract, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. 31 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, beat together the butter and shortening.

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Shortening

Butter

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Bowl

Add the sugar; cream well.

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Cream

Sugar

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.

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Baking Powder

Cherries

Vanilla

Pecans

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Egg

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Shape the cold dough into 2 logs.

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Dough

Roll them in the colored sugar, wrap in wax paper and chill again until firm (about 1 hour).

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Decorating Sugar

Roll

Wrap

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Wax Paper

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Unwrap dough and slice into 1/4 inch slices.

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Dough

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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