RECIPE: Christmas Jewel Cookies | Good Day on WTOL 11

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Christmas Jewel Cookies

Amanda and Diane tried out this delicious holiday recipe on Good Day. Here is the recipe so you can make it at home: 

½  cup icing sugar, packed

2 cups all-purpose flour, gently packed

¼ heaping red and green maraschino cherries, drained and sliced in half

1/4 heaping cup of walnuts or nut of choice

1. In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and vanilla. Add icing sugar and corn starch and continue mixing, scrapping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed.
2. Gradually add flour, one cup at a time, until the dough slowly comes together. Make sure that any flour settled at the bottom of the bowl is fully incorporated into the dough.
3. Using a wooden spoon, stir in red and green maraschino cherries (drained from their syrup and sliced in half) and sliced almonds. This part is a good arm workout!
4. Tear off long pieces of wax paper (approximately 15-inch in length). Roll the dough in the wax paper to form a 12-inch round log and twist the ends of the wax paper to seal shut. Refrigerate the dough overnight or for at least two hours.
5. Preheat your oven to 350F and line your baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
6. Remove the roll of dough from the fridge. Unwrap and slice in 1/4 inch rounds, placing the cookie slices on your baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges of the cookies are slightly brown (do not overbake!).
7. Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet before digging in!