~Ingredients~

1 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup confectioners' sugar

2 cups sifted flour

1 cup ground almonds

1 tsp. vanilla

18 candied or maraschino cherries

Confectioners' sugar, to roll in.

Cream butter with sugar until fluffy.

Add all other ingredients, except the cherries.

Mix well with hands.

Form heaping teaspoons of dough into balls.

Put a cherry in each. Roll again in hands to make a perfect ball.

Bake at 325 F on a cookie sheet for about 12 minutes.

Or, until golden brown.

While hot, roll in confectioners' sugar.

Makes approximately 36 balls.

 

Special thanks to Kim,

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