Merry Muffins

Name: Merry Muffins
Ingredients: 14 cup butter; 12 cup sugar; 12 cup brown sugar; 2 egg yolks, well beaten; 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice; 1 cup flour; 14 teaspoon baking powder; 2 egg whites, stiffly beaten; 16 maraschino cherries; pecans, finely chopped; confectioners' sugar

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

14 cup butter
12 cup sugar
12 cup brown sugar
2 egg yolks, well beaten
1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
1 cup flour
14 teaspoon baking powder
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
16 maraschino cherries
pecans, finely chopped
confectioners' sugar

Directions

1

Cream butter, gradually adding sugars until thoroughly creamed.
2

Mix in egg yolks, cherry juice and flour which has been sifted with baking powder.
3

Fold in egg whites.
4

Grease small muffin tins (1/2 inch) and sprinkle bottom with finely chopped pecans.
5

Put 1 teaspoon dough in each, place cherry on top.
6

Add another teaspoon full of dough and sprinkle top with pecans.
7

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
8

Remove from muffin tins and roll in confectioner's sugar while still warm.