60 in 60: Day 42-Cherry Cookies

Another previous-made recipe (but aren't all of these? How abouts I say "way previously-made"?) from the Golden Cookie Book of doom and deliciousness. (I wish it were really called that.) These delightful, colorful, odd-shaped cookies, that reside on page 118, were originally made on October 7th.

Cherry Cookies

Ingredients:

1 and 2/3 c flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/8 tsp salt

1/2 c butter, cut up

1 egg, beaten

3/4 c sugar

1/2 c finely chopped candied cherries

1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix the flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl and use a pastry blender to cut in the butter until the mixture resembles (say it with me) fine crumbs.

Add the egg, beating until just blended.

Stir in sugar, cherries, and vanilla to form a soft dough.

Knead the dough until smooth.

Form the dough into a long log (Random fact: "Lanky llamas like to lay on long logs" was a voice exercise I did back when I was in the theatre.)

Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Catch up "Chuck" since they have part of the second season on Hulu.

Slice that dough! (1/2 in thick)

Bake on greased cookie sheets at 375 for 8-10 minutes, or until "just golden."

Transfer to racks to cool.

These are delicious, and since candied cherries are easy to find around the holiday times, are a PERFECT non-denominational-holiday cookie!

Book Yield: 35

My Yield: 27 and a half (Don't ask.)