2/3 c Butter Flavor Crisco 3/4 c Sugar 1 Egg 1 tb Milk 1 ts Vanilla 1 3/4 c All purpose flour 1 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 1/2 ts Baking soda 48 Maraschino Cherries, well - drained on paper towels
WHITE DIPPING CHOCOLATE:
1 c White melting chocolate, - cut into small pieces 2 tb Butter Flavor Crisco
DARK DIPPING CHOCOLATE:
1 c Semisweet chocolate chips 2 tb 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, page 5. Shared by: David Knight