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Cookie Bells Recipe


Cookie Bells Recipe
This is a very tasty cookie and one that I always have on my holiday cookie trays. Don't wait until the holidays to whip them up though, they are too good to pass up on. Enjoy

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Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 25 maraschino cherries halved and well drained

Directions
  1. Combine flour and baking powder.
  2. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening until butter is softened.
  3. Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
  4. Add egg, milk, orange peel and vanilla then beat well.
  5. Add flour mixture and beat until well mixed.
  6. Cover and chill 30 minutes then shape into two 8” rolls then wrap and chill overnight.
  7. Cut dough into 1/4" slices then place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  8. Place a cherry on bottom half of each slice.
  9. Fold in sides of slice overlapping at top and slightly covering cherry.
  10. Pinch in sides to resemble bell shape.
  11. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes then remove from cookie sheets and cool.

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