Make-ahead Cherry Christmas Slices

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened (no subsitutions)
• 1 cup icing sugar (confectioners)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 cups red and green glazed cherries, halved
• 1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
• 2 add the egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy.
• 3 add the flour; mix well.
• 4 stir in cherries and pecans.
• 5 chill the dough for 1 hour.
• 6 shape the dough into three 10-in rolls; wrap in plastic wrap, and place in a zip-lock freezer bag.
• 7 freeze up to 2 months.
• 8 to bake cookies: remove the rolls from the freezer.
• 9 cut rolls into 1/8-inch slices.
• 10 place the cookies 1-inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 11 bake at 325 degrees for 10-12 mins, or until the edges are golden brown (don't overbake).
• 12 remove to wire racks; cool.