Faye's Cherry Bells

Recipe Ingredients

3 cups	187g / 6.6oz	All-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Instant coffee
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter - softened
1 1/4 cups	200g / 7.1oz	Brown sugar - (packed)
1/4 cup	82g / 2.9oz	Dark Karo syrup
1		Egg
1 tablespoon	15ml	Heavy cream
		For The Nut Filling
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Finely-chopped pecans
1/3 cup	53g / 1.9oz	Brown sugar - (packed)
3 tablespoons	45ml	Maraschino-cherry juice
72		Maraschino cherries - about

Recipe Instructions

Sift flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and coffee; set aside. Cream the butter with an electric mixer. Add brown sugar; mix well. Blend in the Karo syrup, egg and cream. Add dry ingredients and mix to make dough; chill well.

Meanwhile, prepare filling: Combine nuts, brown sugar and cherry juice; set aside.

Roll out 1/3 of the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 2 1/2-inch rounds and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each cookie, then shape into a bell by folding the sides over the filling, making the tops narrower than the bottoms. Place a cherry at the wide end for the clapper. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool for 1 minute on a baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to cool.

This recipe yields about 5 1/2 to 6 dozen cookies.

Nutritional Analysis Per Cookie: 109 calories, 15g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 5g fat, 12mg cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 12-09-2001 - S(Reformatted for MC6): - 07-30-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected] - Yield: - 66 to 72 cookies

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