Cherry Bell Cookies

Name: Cherry Bell Cookies
Yield: 30
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 0.5 teaspoon instant coffee granules; 1 cup butter; 1.25 cups packed brown sugar; 0.25 cup dark corn syrup; 1 egg, beaten; 1 tablespoon cream; 0.33333334326744 cup packed brown sugar; 1 tablespoon butter; 3 tablespoons cherry juice; 1.5 cups chopped walnuts; 60 maraschino cherries, halved

Recipe by ROBIN JOYE from allrecipes.com

Dessert

Ingredients

30 servings

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3 cups all-purpose flour
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0.5 teaspoon baking soda
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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0.5 teaspoon instant coffee granules
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1 cup butter
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1.25 cups packed brown sugar
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0.25 cup dark corn syrup

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1 egg, beaten
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1 tablespoon cream
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0.33333334326744 cup packed brown sugar
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1 tablespoon butter
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3 tablespoons cherry juice
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1.5 cups chopped walnuts
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60 maraschino cherries, halved

Instructions

Sift together: 3 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ginger and 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee. Put aside.
Cream 1 cup butter or margarine. Add 1 1/4 cups brown sugar. Cream well. Blend in dark corn syrup, egg, and cream. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Roll out dough, 1/3 at a time on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut cookies into 2 1/2 inch rounds. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
To Make Filling: Combine 1/3 firmly packed brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 3 tablespoons cherry juice. Stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts, chopped fine.
Place 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each round. Shape into a bell by folding sides of dough to meet over the filling using spatula to fold over sides. Make top of bell narrower than at the clapper end. Place 1/2 of a maraschino cherry (cut side down) at open end of each bell for clapper. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes.