Shelly's Recipe

CHERRY CREAM-FILLED COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 (20 oz) pkg refrigerated sugar cookies
1 tsp confectioners sugar
1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries
1 tsp cherry liquid
1 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese; softened
3 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp corn syrup
2 tbsp butter; melted
1/4 tsp almond extract
2 drop red food color; if desired

Decoration
Maraschino cherries
Fresh fruit
Decorator frosting
Candy hearts

Heat oven to 350. Spoon and shape heaping tspfuls of well-chilled cookie dough into balls. Place 2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheets with spatula. Cool completely.

In small bowl, combine all filling ingredients; blend well. Spread about 1 tbsp filling on bottom of cooled cookie. Top with another cookie, bottom side down, to form sandwich. Repeat with remaining cookies.

In large bowl, combine all glaze ingredients; blend at low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed until smooth. Add 1 to 2 tbsp additional water if glaze is too thick.

Arrange filled cookies on wire rack over 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Spoon glaze evenly over tops and sides of cookies. Glaze that drips off can be reused. Let stand until glaze is dry. Decorate as desired with maraschino cherries etc. 6. Store in refrigerator. TIP: *Glaze should be thin enough to flow down sides of cookies and drip into pan below. If glaze is too thick, there will not be enough to cover all cookies. Makes 18 cookies