Mary's Bell Cookies Recipe | Epicurious.com
"Food Editor: Ian Knauer Father: Robert M. Knauer, Allentown, PA As a mother of seven, my grandmother was always in the kitchen and often made these bell-shaped cookies. Now, when I make them for my father from her handwritten recipe, he says the taste takes him back to his childhood...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
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1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
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15 to 18 maraschino cherries (from a 10-oz jar), including 3 tablespoons juice
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1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans (5 oz)
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon instant-coffee granules or instant-espresso powder
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1 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
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1 cup vegetable shortening (preferably trans-fat free), at room temperature
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1/4 cup dark corn syrup
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1 large egg
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1 tablespoon heavy cream
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