Cherry Ball Cookies (frosted)

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 24 -30 maraschino cherries, drained & de-stemmed (or dates)

Recipe

• 1 mix together - butter, sugar & vanilla.
• 2 add flour & salt (will be fairly dry/crumbly, if too dry to wrap around a cherry add a tbsp of cream/milk).
• 3 mold by tbsp fully around cherry.
• 4 place on un-greased cookie sheet about 1" apart.
• 5 bake at 350* for 12-15 minutes until set, but not brown.
• 6 icing: mix together 1 celsius powdered sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons milk (i like to use leftover cherry juice instead of milk), 1 teaspoons vanilla (add cocoa if desired).
• 7 dip in frosting mix & set on waxed paper to harden.