Hidden Treasures

* Exported from MasterCook *

Hidden Treasures

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Serving Size : 48 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
2/3 Cup Butter Flavor Crisco
3/4 Cup Sugar
1 Egg
1 Tablespoon Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 3/4 Cup All purpose flour
1 Teaspoon Baking powder
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Baking soda
48 Maraschino Cherries -- well
drained on paper towels
-------WHITE DIPPING CHOCOLATE------
1 Cup White melting chocolate
cut into small pieces
2 Tablespoon Butter Flavor Crisco
-------DARK DIPPING CHOCOLATE-------
1 Cup Semisweet chocolate chips
2 Tablespoon Butter Flavor Crisco
Finely chopped pecans
Slivered White Chocolate

Preparation Time: 60 Minutes Bake Time: 10 Minutes

1. Heat oven to 350.

2. Cream Butter Flavor Crisco, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in a large bowl at
medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.

3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Beat into creamed
mixture at low speed.

4. Press dough in very thin layer around well drained cherries. Place 2 inches
apart on ungreased baking sheet.

5. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Cool one minute on baking sheet. Remove to
cooling rack. Cool Completely.

6. For Dipping Chocolate: melt chocolate of choice and Butter Flavor Crisco on
very low heat or at 50% power in microwave. Stir.

7. Transfer chocolate to glass measuring cup. Drop one cookie at a time into
chocolate. Use fork to turn. Cover completely with chocolate. *Lift cookie out
of chocolate on fork. Allow excess chocolate to drip off. Place on wax paper
lined baking sheet.

8. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of white chocolate cookies. Sprinkle white
chocolate slivers on dark chocolate cookies while chocolate is still wet. Chill
in referigerator to set chocolate.

Makes 4 dozen cookies

*If Chocolate becomes to firm, reheat on low.

Source: Butter Flavor Crisco Cookie Collection





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