Time
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup light Karo syrup
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2-1/2 cups unbleached flour
- candied cherries, red and green, halved*
- chopped walnuts (optional)
Prep/Equipment
Directions
- Mix butter and sugar.
- Stir in corn syrup, 2 egg yolks, and flour.
- Cover with plastic wrap. Push wrap down on top of dough, not over the top of the bowl. Chill thoroughly.
- Roll into 1/2-inch balls.
- Place on greased cookie sheet and flatten slightly with your palm.
- Press halved cherry into center of each cookie.
- Bake at 325° for 8-12 minutes, watching closely.
Variations:
- Dip in chocolate sprinkles and flatten, omit cherry.
- Original recipe says to dip in beaten egg white and roll in walnuts, and then add the cherry.
Yield: 120
*check to see where the pit was removed from the cherry and cut lengthwise across that line