Spiced Cherry Bells
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/4 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
- 14 maraschino cherries, quartered
- In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in corn syrup, egg and cream. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate dough for 2-4 hours or overnight.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased
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- In a bowl, combine the first three filling ingredients; mix well. Stir in pecans. Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each cookie. Shape into a cone by folding edges of dough to meet over filling; pinch edges together. Place a piece of cherry at open end of each bell for clapper.
- Bake at 350u0b0 for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.
butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, egg, heavy whipping cream, flour, ground ginger, coffee granules, baking soda, salt, brown sugar, maraschino cherry juice, butter, pecans, maraschino cherries
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/spiced-cherry-bells/ (may not work)