>-------> 1957 CHERRY FILLED SQUARES <-------<

- CHERRY FILLING -

2 Cups pitted sour pie cherries, chopped, drained
1 Cup cherry juice
2 T. butter or margarine
1 1/3 Cups sugar
1/4 Cup cornstarch
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. almond extract
Few Drops Red Food Coloring 

Combine cherries, cherry juice, butter or margarine,
sugar, cornstarch, and salt in saucepan. Stir over
medium heat until the mixture boils and thickens.
Let COOL.

Blend in almond extract and red food coloring.


- DOUGH -

3 1/2 Cups sifted flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 Cup butter or Margarine
1 Cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1/4 Cup buttermilk

Cream butter or magarine, sugar and vanilla together
thoroughly. Beat in egg. Add together flour, soda and 
salt. Mix thorougly. Beat in buttermilk.

CHILL for 2 hours.

Roll 1/8 inch thick and cut into 1 3/4 inch squares,
Placing half of them on cookie sheets.

Place 1 tsp. cherry filling in center of each square.

Cut desired design from center of remaining squares.

Top each filled square with cut out square and press 
edges together with a fork. Bake in 375F oven for 12 
minutes or until lightly browned.

Makes 4 - 5 dozen cookies


~Christmas Recipes 1957 Copyright West Ohio Gas Company~