Festive Cherryettes

Directions

1. 1
   Blend together shortening, butter, salt, sugar and vanilla.
2. 2
   Add flour and pecans and mix into a soft dough.
3. 3
   Chill.
4. 4
   Preheat oven to 325° F and grease cookie sheets.
5. 5
   Measure out level tablespoonfuls of dough and roll between palms of hands to form round balls.
6. 6
   Place on greased cookie sheets.
7. 7
   Press a little indentation in center in each cookie with a thimble and put half of cherry on top.
8. 8
   Bake in preheated 325 oven for 25 minutes.