Hidden Treasures

Name: Hidden Treasures
Ingredients: 2/3 cup Butter Flavored Crisco; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 tbsp. milk; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tsp. baking powder; 1/2 tsp. salt; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 48 Maraschino cherries, well drained on paper towels; 1 cup white melting chocolate, cut into sm. pieces; 2 tbsp. Butter Flavor Crisco; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 tbsp. Butter Flavor Crisco; Pecans, finely chopped; White chocolate, slivered

16 ingredients

22 steps

Ingredients

2/3 cup Butter Flavored Crisco
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
48 Maraschino cherries, well drained on paper towels
1 cup white melting chocolate, cut into sm. pieces
2 tbsp. Butter Flavor Crisco
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tbsp. Butter Flavor Crisco
Pecans, finely chopped
White chocolate, slivered

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350F.
2

Cream Butter Flavor Crisco, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in a large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.
3

Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
4

Beat into creamed mixture at low speed.
5

Press dough in very thin layer around well drained cherries.
6

Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
7

Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.
8

Cool one minute on baking sheet.
9

Remove to cooling rack.
10

Cool completely.
11

For Dipping Chocolate: Melt chocolate of choice and Butter Flavor Crisco on very low heat or at 50% power in microwave.
12

Stir.
13

Transfer chocolate to glass measuring cup.
14

Drop one cookie at a time into chocolate.
15

Use fork to turn.
16

Cover completely with chocolate.
17

*Lift cookie out of chocolate on fork.
18

Allow excess chocolate to drip off.
19

Place on wax paper lined baking sheet.
20

Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of white chocolate cookies.
21

Sprinkle white chocolate slivers on dark chocolate cookies while chocolate is still wet.
22

Chill in referigerator to set chocolate.