Now, you should understand that Christmas baking is not for those who are dieting. These cookies contain butter, sugar and other yummy rich things.
Surprise Cookies are made of a shortbread-like dough with a red or green cherry in the middle…that is the surprise!
Surprise Cookies
Print recipe| Serves | 25 |
| Inspiration | Grammy's Recipe |
Ingredients
- 1 cup soft butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 Tsp salt
- 6 or 7 red and green glace cherries (cut in half)
Directions
| Whip the butter and sugar together. | |
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Mix together the flour and salt. Stir into the butter mixture until well combined.  | |
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Squeeze together enough dough to make a smallish ball. Poke a hole with one finger and place in the 1/2 cherry. Cover over the cherry with the dough  | |
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Bake 10 - 12 minutes in 350 deg F oven until golden. Cool on parchment paper.  | |
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Roll in icing sugar when cool. Store in a sealed container in the fridge. | |