Best Make Ahead Cherry Christmas Slices Recipes

CHERRY CHRISTMAS SLICES

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Brilliant red and green candied cherries add extra sparkle to these delicious holiday delights. What I really like best is that this recipe's easy to mix up ahead of time. In fact, I've often made the dough in November and kept it in the freezer until I needed it in December! -Katie Koziolek, Hartland, Minnesota

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 11 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup red candied cherries, halved
1 cup green candied cherries, halved
1 cup pecan halves

Steps:

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Stir in cherries and pecans. Chill 1 hour. , Shape dough into three 10-in.-long logs; wrap securely and place in a freezer bag. Freeze until ready to bake, or up to 2 months., To bake, cut frozen logs into 1/8-in. slices, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° until edges are golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 37 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 14mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

CHRISTMAS SLICE-AND-BAKE COOKIES

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Layers of cherry, chocolate and poppy seed offer a buttery cookie taste delight.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 3h20m

Yield 78

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
1/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons finely chopped drained maraschino cherries
2 tablespoons poppy seed

Steps:

In medium bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour and salt until dough forms.
Divide dough into 3 parts. Into 1 part of dough, mix chocolate and walnuts. Mix cherries into another part of dough. Into remaining part of dough, mix poppy seed.
Line 9x5-inch loaf pan with plastic wrap, leaving 1 inch of plastic wrap overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan. Spread poppy seed dough evenly in bottom of pan. Spread chocolate-walnut dough over poppy seed dough. Spread cherry dough over chocolate-walnut dough. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours until chilled.
Heat oven to 375°F. Using plastic wrap, lift dough from pan. Cut dough lengthwise in half. Cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 1 inch apart.
Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 45, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 35 mg, Sugar 1 g, TransFat 0 g

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