Holiday Bells

Name: Holiday Bells
Ingredients: 1/2 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2-1/4 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice; 1/2 teaspoon butter, softened; 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans; 5 red or green maraschino cherries, quartered

7 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1/2 tube refrigerated sugar cookie dough, softened
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon brown sugar
2-1/4 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
1/2 teaspoon butter, softened
1/4 cup finely chopped pecans
5 red or green maraschino cherries, quartered

Directions

1

In a small bowl, beat cookie dough and flour until combined. Roll out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased
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3

In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, cherry juice and butter. Stir in pecans. Place 1/2 teaspoonful in the center of each cookie. Shape into a bell by folding edges of dough to meet over filling; pinch edges together.
4

Place a piece of cherry at open end of each bell for clapper. Bake at 350° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Immediately remove to wire racks.