santa's whiskers

Name: Santa's Whiskers
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) almond extract; 2 1/2 cup(s) flour; 3/4 cup(s) finely chopped maraschino cherries; 1/2 cup(s) finely chopped pecans; 3/4 cup(s) flaked coconut

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Carole F

Here, FL

Updated on Dec 12, 2010

My sister gave me this recipe long ago...couldn't find it, called and asked her for the recipe again. Great for the holiday!

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yield makes about 4 dozen or more

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3/4 cup flaked coconut

How To Make santa's whiskers

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375.

Step 2

Cream butter, and sugar together; blend in extract. Stir in flour, cherries and nuts. Form into two log rolls, 2" x 8". Roll in coconut. Wrap and chill several hours or overnight. Slice 1/4 inch thick slices. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Allow to cool 5 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Store in airtight container. ****If mixture is dry while mixing all ingredients together, add about 1 tablespoon of milk to mix before rolling into logs.
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