Cream Cheese Dainties

• 3 ounces fat free cream cheese
• 12 cup margarine
• 12 cup sugar
• 14 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 12 cups finely crushed almonds
• maraschino cherry, cut into quarters

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream together cream cheese, margarine,& sugar; add almond extract.
3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder& salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
4. Chill dough at least 1 hour.
5. Shape dough into 1" balls; roll in crushed almonds& place 1 1/2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Top each with a cherry slice.
7. Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned on bottoms.

cream cheese, margarine, sugar, almond, flour, baking powder, salt, almonds, maraschino cherry

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-cheese-dainties-77721 (may not work)