Best Make Ahead Cherry Christmas Slices Recipes

CHERRY CHRISTMAS COOKIES - AN OLD FASHIONED SLICE AND BAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F (165°C). You may need to set the temperature a bit lower for a fan or convection oven.
• Cream butter and sugar in an electric mixer.
• Add the egg and either the vanilla or almond extract to the butter and sugar mixture.
• Beat until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Gradually add the flour, beating in slowly a bit at a time..
• Remove the bowl from the electric mixer and fold in the cherry halves and chopped pecans using a wooden spoon.
• Put the dough in the fridge for an hour.
• Shape the dough into 3 rolls, each about 9 to 10 inches long.
• Wrap the dough rolls in cling film (plastic wrap) and either refrigerate for up to 3 days, or place the rolls in freezer bags and freeze for up to 2 months.
• When ready to bake, remove the rolls from the fridge or freezer and allow to warm up a little.
• Gently roll the wrapped rolls on a flat surface to ensure they are round and don't have a flat edge where they have been sitting.
• Cut the chilled or frozen rolls in ⅛ inch slices.
• Bake on ungreased baking sheets for 10 - 12 minutes until the edges of the cookies are beginning to turn golden.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

CHERRY CHRISTMAS SLICES

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.

CHERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Gradually add flour., Spread 3 cups dough into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Spread with pie filling. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extracts and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over top.

CHERRY SLICES

Steps:

• Cream butter thoroughly.
• Add sugar and beat well.
• Add eggs, one at a time, and vanilla.
• Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
• Add sifted dry ingredients gradually, beating well.
• Spread on a large 11x17 inch greased pan, saving a little more than a cup of batter on the side.
• Add almond extract to cherry pie filling, then spread filling to within half an inch from edge of pan.
• Place remaining dough by spoonfuls over filling.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.
• When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• Cut into slices or squares before serving.

CHERRY SLICE

Steps:

• BASE: Grease and line a slice tin.
• Mix all ingradients together in a bowl.
• Place in tin.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350.
• Allow to cool.
• MIDDLE: Mix all ingredients together and place on top of base.
• Bake another 15 minutes at 350.
• Allow to cool.
• TOP: Melt all ingredients over stove and pour on top of slice.