Chocolate and cherry butter cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ cup Sifted flour
1½ teaspoon Baking powder
½ teaspoon Salt
1 cup Butter
1½ cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 teaspoons Vanilla
½ cup Chopped candied cherries
½ cup Chopped pecans
1 Square (1 oz) unsweetened chocolate, melted

Directions

Workbasket Recipes: Today's issue is December, 1971 and features "Christmas Goodies"

Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream butter; add sugar a small amount at a time and cream well after each addition. Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Blend in dry ingredients. Divide dough into two equal portions. To one half of dough mix in cherries; to the second half add pecans and chocolate. Chill dough until each portion can be shaped into 2 rolls, 12 inches long. Wrap in waxed paper. Chill until firm. Cut int0¼ inch slices. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 375, 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 8 dozen. Posted to EAT-L Digest by Cecilia <elric01@...> on Sep 3, 1997

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