COOKIES - Shortbread Cookies (by Erna Mastromatteo)

By RHagan

Ingredients

• 1 lb butter, softened
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 cup red maraschino cherries, quartered
• 1/4 cup green maraschino cherries, quartered

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine butter, flour, and confectioners' sugar. With an electric mixer, beat for 10 minutes, until light and fluffy. Spoon onto cookie sheets, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Place a piece of maraschino cherry onto the middle of each cookie, alternating between red and green.

Bake in preheated oven until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove from oven, and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies on to wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container, separating each layer with waxed paper.