Mistletoe Cookies

Easy - for beginners

Description

My Husband's favorite Christmas cookie. Recipe has been in his family for years and my in-laws passed onto me when we were first married 27 years ago :)

Ingredients

2/3 cup soft butter
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp almond extract
1 to 1/2 cups green and red glazed cherries

Method

Mix butter, sugar, egg & almond extract in a lrg bowl. Mix flour, soda and salt in another bowl. Fold flour mixture into cream mixture till blended then fold in cherries. Roll dough into one long round roll or two smaller round rolls. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate till firm. Preheat oven to 325. Lightly grease cookie sheets. Cut dough logs into round slices and lay out on prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 mins until delicately browned. Cool.

If you wish you can add a nut of your choice to the mixture before refrigerating. Walnuts, pecans, almonds etc about 1/2 cup

** Very pretty cookie for Christmas time