Christmas Cherries

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   Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.

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   Add egg yolks, vanilla, orange peel, lemon peel, and lemon juice, and mix until combined. Use rubber spatula to scrape bowl, then mix again.

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   Add sifted flour and mix until combined. Place dough in a ziploc bag and refrigerate for at least one hour, or until firm.

4. 4

   When ready to make the cookies, preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cut candied cherries in half.

5. 5

   Roll dough into small balls and set on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking mat. Gently press the cherry halves, cut side down, into each ball.

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   Bake for 20 minutes, removing from oven before they start to brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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   *Adapted from a Helen Corbitt recipe.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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