Chan Recipe • Bon Bon Christmas Cookies

Cute 'Cherries in a Blanket' cookies. This recipe goes back at least three generations. My grandma made them, my mom made them, now I make them!

Ingredients

• ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• ½ cup butter flavored shortening
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained

Cooking Directions

1. In a medium bowl, stir together the shortening and cream cheese until well blended. Stir in the flour, you may need to use your hands to help it form a dough. If the mixture seems too dry, add a couple of teaspoons of water. Cover and chill several hours or overnight.
2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
3. Before rolling out the dough, dust the rolling surface heavily with confectioners' sugar. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 1x4 inch strips. Place a cherry on the end of each strip. Roll up each strip starting with the cherry. Place on prepared cookie sheets and dust with a little of the confectioners' sugar.
4. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should brown slightly. Dust again with the confectioners' sugar. Allow cookies to cool before serving, the cherries are very hot!

Nutrition Facts

• calories151.2
• carbohydrateContent22.7 g
• cholesterolContent5.1 mg
• fatContent6.2 g
• fiberContent0.5 g
• proteinContent1.5 g
• saturatedFatContent2.2 g
• sodiumContent14.3 mg
• sugarContent7.7 g