Hidden Treasures

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Title: Hidden Treasures
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

2/3 c Golden crisco shortening
3/4 c Granulated sugar
1 Egg
1 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
48 Maraschino cherries; well
-drained
White dipping chocolate:
1 c White melting chocolate
= cut in small pieces
2 tb Golden crisco shortening
Dark dipping chocolate:
1 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 tb Golden crisco shortening
Finely chopped pecans
Shaved white chocolate
2/3 c Golden crisco shortening

1. Heat oven to 350F (180C).
2. Cream Golden Crisco Shortening, sugar, egg, milk and
vanilla in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer
until well blended.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Beat
into creamed mixture at low speed.
4. Press dough in very thin layer around well-drained
cherries. Place 2 inches (5 cm) apart on ungreased baking
sheet.
5. Bake at 350 F (180C) for 10 minutes. Cool one minute
on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
6. For dipping chocolate, melt chocolate of choice and
Golden Crisco Shortening on very low heat or 50% (MEDIUM)
power in microwave. Stir until smooth.
7. Transfer chocolate to glass measuring cup. Drop one
cookie at a time into chocolate. Use fork to turn. Cover
completely with chocolate.* Lift cookie out of chocolate on
fork. Allow all excess to drip off. Place on wax
paper-lined baking sheet.
8. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top of white chocolate
cookies. Sprinkle white chocolate on dark chocolate cookies
while chocolate is wet. Chill in refrigerator to set
chocolate.
Hint: Dip pretzels or potato chips in any leftover
melted chocolate for a special treat. 4 dozen cookies
*TIP: If chocolate becomes too firm, reheat on low.

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