Cherry Blossoms

By wendyv

Ingredients

• 1 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cup white flour
• 1 cup ground almonds
• 60 whole maraschino cherries, patted dry
• 1/4 white sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Cream margarine, icing sugar and vanilla.
Add flour and mix well.
Stir in ground almonds.
Flatten a small amount of dough in the palm of your hand and wrap around a cherry.
Smooth into a ball.
Place on parchment paper lined baking sheet.
Repeat until all cherries are wrapped in dough

Bake at 325 for 10-15 minutes.
Roll balls in white sugar while still warm.