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I am constantly amazed at how animated and talkative people get when you mention food. The mere aroma of certain foods can evoke memories that transport us back to a special place and time. Food can bridge the gap between all ages, races and ethnicities.
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Friday, December 14, 2007

More Red and Green For Christmas

Little bits of red and green make these a perfect cookie for your Christmas table. You can make this cookie dough in advance and have it waiting in your freezer to bake up fresh for the holidays.
I love to make these cookies into little ice cream sandwiches, just put a small scoop of vanilla ice cream or pistachio (my favorite) between two cookies and press gently. You could do up a bunch of these little ice cream sandwiches wrap them with saran and store them in the freezer in a container or freezer bag.

Red and Green Ice Box Cookies

1/2 cup shortening and 1/2 cup butter
2 cups sugar
3 beaten eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 small jar red maraschino cherries, drained
1 small jar of green cherries
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup of chopped almonds

Cream shortening, butter add sugar, eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Add flour, baking powder and salt, cut drained cherries quite fine. Add along with nuts. Make into rolls. Wrap in wax paper or foil. Chill well or freeze and bake later. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes. Do not over bake.

6 comments:

Meredith said...

Thanks for the comment! Yeah, my posting has definitely gone downhill.. but then, I didn't have any loyal readers (to my knowledge) in the first place lol.

Those cookies (and your other recipes) all look really good and festive! Mmm peppermint brownies..

Chris said...

Yum! I love maraschino cherries. So, I am game for anything that includes them. :)

Julie said...

You are welcome Meredith and thank you.

Patricia Scarpin said...

Julie,
These cookies look great and perfect for Christmas!

Julie said...

Thank you Patricia

Julie said...

Thank you Chris