Pecan Cherry Gems

prep time:: 0 min

Serving size: 0

Monica Fry

ingredients

2 C flour
1/2 C sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 C butter -- softened
4 tbsp rum -- divided
2 eggs -- divided yolks and wh
1 C ground pecans
1 jar maraschino cherries

directions

Preheat oven to 350

Combine flour, sugar and salt in large bowl

Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse cornmeal in texture

Add egg yolk and 1/2 of the rum

Cover dough and refrigerate until firm (about 1 hour)

As dough is chilling, beat remaining rum with egg whites

Pour chopped pecans in a bowl

Shape chilled dough into 3/4 inch balls and roll in egg white/pecans

Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet

Press cherries into the middle of each cookie

Bake for 18-22 mins or until golden

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 4009 Calories; 250g Fat (56.9% calories from fat); 45g Protein; 381g Carbohydrate; 16g Dietary Fiber; 871mg Cholesterol; 3178mg Sodium. Exchanges: 13 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 48 Fat; 11 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.

Source: Monica Fry