Miranda Owen | A Variation on the Cherry Surprise Cookie

From Miranda Owen

"Ok, I lost the original recipe in my great grandmother's church cookie cookbook, but luckily found this one online a few years ago. The only difference is that when I make them - I don't use nuts or chocolate. Just the dough and the cherries. The important thing is getting the butter soft enough. If you don't, it won't yield much and is a pain in the butt to make (even though I secretly suspect my aunt prefers them that way because they come out crispier).

I found a rhythm after a bit - I roll into a ball, put a little flour on my one palm, use the heel of other hand as a rolling pin to roll out a bit then plop cherry in and fold dough over and roll so cherry is inside dough ball. (Also make sure cherries have been drained. Def have to wait and watch.

This year, I'm thinking of adding a little drizzle of icing by taking a little of cherry "juice" from jar, melted butter (the real stuff), and powdered sugar."

(with modifications)

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