CANDIED CHERRY PECAN SLICES

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Categories     Cookies     Bake     Christmas

Yield 12 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour mixed with a generous dash of salt
2 cups candied cherries, halved
1 cup pecans

Steps:

  • Cream butter until fluffy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture; mix well. Stir in cherries and pecans. Cover airtight and chill 1 hour. Divide dough into thirds. On lightly floured pastry cloth or other surface, with floured hands, shape each piece of dough in a 12 inch roll. Wrap each piece well and chill overnight in the freezer. Cut into 1/4 inch slices. Place cookies 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 350F oven 12 to 15 minutes or until light brown at the edges. Cool on racks before storing.

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