Best Cherry Surprises Recipes

CHERRY SURPRISES

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These no bake confections are great! They are a Christmas tradition in our home.

Provided by Donna

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

½ cup butter, softened
1 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon orange juice
1 ½ cups shredded coconut
1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained

Steps:

in a medium bowl, cream together butter, confectioners' sugar and orange juice; mix in coconut.
Wrap coconut mixture around each cherry to cover completely. Store in refrigerator in a tightly covered container until ready to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 68.4 calories, Carbohydrate 9.7 g, Cholesterol 6.8 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 27.1 mg, Sugar 6.9 g

CHERRY SURPRISES

Cherry Surprises image

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup margarine, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 egg yolk
2 cups sifted flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons almond flavoring
1 (9 1/4-ounce) bottle maraschino cherry, drained (reserve juice)
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Icing:
1 tablespoon shortening
1 tablespoon cherry juice
1 tablespoon water
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/3 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

Cream margarine and sugar. Add egg yolks. Blend in flour and salt. Add flavoring. Chill until firm enough to handle, about 2 hours. Pinch off pieces of dough with floured hands, insert cherry, and cover with the dough. Bake in 325° oven about 25 minutes, until lightly browned. When cool, ice with the following. Icing: Melt shortening, add juice and water, beat in salt and powdered sugar. Beat until spreading consistency. Spread on tops of cookies.

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