Cherry Icebox Cookies

9 ingredients
2 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. butter
  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 2 3/4 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 16 oz. maraschino cherries, drained and chopped fine
  • 1 c. pecans, chopped fine

Directions

  1. 1
    Beat butter and sugar together. Add egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.
  2. 2
    Then add to butter mixture. Pat cherries between paper towels to remove excess moisture. Stir cherries and pecans into dough. Cover and chill 2 hours. Shape dough into 11/2 diameter, 8-inch long rolls. Roll in colored sugar, if desired.

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