Maraschino Cherry Cookies

• 1 cup Shortening
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 1 cup White Sugar
• 1 cup Chopped Maraschino Cherries
• 3 whole Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla
• 4 cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 cups Chopped Pecans
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• FOR THE FROSTING:
• 2 Tablespoons Butter, Softened
• 2 cups Powdered Sugar
• 5 Tablespoons Cherry Juice, More Or Less Depending On Desired Consistency

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together shortening, sugars and cherries. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again. In a separate bowl, add and mix the flour, baking soda and baking powder together; add to the creamed mixture. Chill dough for at least an hour, then roll into 1-inch balls on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. When done, chopped pecans can be sprinkled on top of the frosting.
2. For the simple butter frosting, mix the frosting ingredients together. You can experiment with the amount of powdered sugar-less gives it a more buttery flavor, more gives it a more sugary flavor.

shortening, brown sugar, white sugar, maraschino cherries, eggs, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, pecans, frosting, butter, powdered sugar, cherry juice

Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/maraschino-cherry-cookies/ (may not work)