Cherry Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup real butter
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• diced maraschino cherry (about 1/4 cup, more is better)
• 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -1 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 3 tablespoons real butter, melted
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• maraschino cherry juice (about 1 t.)
• maraschino cherry, halves

Recipe

• 1 cookies:.
• 2 preheat oven to 400 degrees f. lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 3 mix shortening, butter, ricotta cheese, eggs, sugar, diced cherries and cherry juice.
• 4 blend in flour, salt, baking powder, and coconut.
• 5 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on the prepared sheets. leave at least one inch between each cookie.
• 6 bake 8-10 minutes, or until top shows some browning. do not over bake!
• 7 leave the cookies on the sheet a minute or two to set up, then transfer to wire racks to cool. cool completely.
• 8 frosting:.
• 9 blend butter with powdered sugar until the butter is absorbed.
• 10 add cherry juice. stir until smooth.
• 11 if it is too thick to spread add cherry juice a little at a time until you get the right consistency.
• 12 frost the cooled cookies. top each with a maraschino cherry half.