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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds
- 1/3 cup candied cherries, halved
Preparation
Step 1
In a large mixer bowl with electric mixer at medium speed, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Add almond extract, flour and salt and continue beating just until well mixed. Wrap and chill dough for at least one hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in sesame seeds. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press candied cherry half into center of each cookie. Bake for 10 minutes. Let stand on cookie sheet 2 to 3 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool. Makes 3 dozen. Can freeze up to 3 months.