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Title: Holiday Hideaways
Categories: Cookie Dessert Holiday
Yield: 4 1/2 dozen
| 3/4 | c | Sugar |
| 2/3 | c | Shortening, butter flavored |
| 2 | x | Eggs |
| 1 | tb | Milk |
| 1 | ts | Extract, vanilla |
| 1 3/4 | c | Flour |
| 1 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/2 | ts | ;salt |
| 20 | oz | Cherries, maraschino; well drained |
| 10 | oz | White confectionaery coat- ing; divided |
| 4 | tb | Shortening, butter flavored divided |
| 3 | oz | Chocolate confectionery coat ing, dark |
| Pecans; finely chopped |
In a mixing bowl, cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs, milk and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Form 2 teaspoonfuls of dough into a ball. Flatten ball and place a cherry in the center ; roll dough around cherry. Repeat with remaining dough and cherries. Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until set and the edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Grate 2 oz. white confectionery coating; set aside. Melt remaining white coating with 2 tablespoons shortening; melt dark coating with remaining shortening. Dip half the cookies into white coating; place on waxed paper. Sprinkle with pecans. Dip the remaining coookies in dark coating; place on waxed paper. Sprinkle with grated white coating. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
*Confectionery coating is found in the baking section of most grocery stores. It is sometimes labeled "Almond Bark" or "Candy Coating" and is often sold in bulk packages of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds.