Cherry Filled Heart Cookies Recipe

Cherry Filled Heart Cookies 

Ingredients: 

* 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 

* 1/2 cup shortening 

* 1 cup granulated sugar 

* 1 egg 

* 1/2 cup milk 

* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

* 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 

* 2 teaspoons baking powder 

* 1 teaspoon baking soda 

* 1/2 teaspoon salt 

Cherry Filling 

* 1/2 cup granulated sugar 

* 4 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 

* 1/2 cup orange juice 

* 1/4 cup red maraschino cherry juice 

* 12 red maraschino cherries, chopped 

* 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 

* Additional sugar 

Directions: 

1. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and shortening; gradually add sugar. Add egg, milk and vanilla extract. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Meanwhile, make Cherry Filling. 

2. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place half of the cookies on greased baking sheets; spoon 1/2 teaspoon filling in the center of each. Use a 1 1/2-inch heart-shaped cutter to cut small hearts out of the other half of the cookies. (Bake small heart cutouts separately.) Place the remaining hearts over filled cookies; press edges together gently.

3. Fill centers with additional filling if needed. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. 

Yields about 4 1/2 dozen filled cookies. 

Cherry Filling 

1.Combine sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. 

2. Add juices, cherries and butter. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 1 minutes. Chill. 

By Ryan 

Source: Taste of Home 

Holiday Questionnaire Pt. 2

1. Do you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and/or Kwanzaa? If so, which one? I celebrate Christmas. What's better than a ninja in a red suit?

2. What is the best holiday present you have ever received? That's a hard question because my parents spoiled me when I was young, but it would have to be my old school Nintendo. I loved that 8 bit machine which sparked my enthusiasm for video games.  
3. What is your favorite holiday drink? Apple Cider would be my fav holiday drink because I don't drink alcohol. 
4. What is your favorite holiday movie? My fav holiday movie would have to be A Christmas Story. I would watch it with my grand mother( bless her soul) and the rest of my family so it holds a place in my heart.  I love when Ralph gets the BB Gun for Christmas and thought that he shot his eye out. Close second March Of The Wooden Soliders.
5. What are your family or individual holiday traditions? Only tradition we have is that you can't leave the house before everyone opens their gifts on Christmas. It's really sad because everyone is known to wake up extremely late on Christmas morning.
6. Who cooks the holiday dinner? My lovely mother and grand mother is notorious for whipping up the holiday dishes. I always have to attend both events which is well worth it. What is your favorite dish? Banana pudding because it's normally made around Christmas and Thanksgiving. 
7. What are 2 items on your holiday wish list? Only thing I want for The holidays are peace and love. 
8. Real tree or fake tree? Real or

fake tree never mattered to me because it's what's under the tree that counts lol.
9. Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts? I love to give and receive.
10. Candy Canes Yay or Nay? Yay, I love Candy Canes.

Wordspit-Rapper 
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1.Do you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and/or Kwanzaa? If so, which one?  Christmas

2. What is the best holiday present you have ever received? Ipod touch many years ago

3. What is your favorite holiday drink? Sorrel with Rum (west indian staple)

4. What is your favorite holiday movie? Friday After Next

5. What are your family or individual holiday traditions? Going to church

6. Who cooks the holiday dinner? What is your favorite dish? My mother cooks and my favorite dish is curry goat (insert Jamaican accent).

7. What are 2 items on your holiday wish list? Iphone and Macbook

8. Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts? Giving

9. Real tree or fake tree? Fake

10. Candy Canes Yay or Nay? Eh I don't really like them

Bethany-Psychology Student 

Twitter: @msbethany819

Take a look at Pt. 1 of the Holiday Questionnaires!

Holiday Questionnaire Pt. 1

Here are a few fun Holiday Questionnaires with a few of my fave people. Feel free to participate in the comments sections.

1. Do you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and/or Kwanzaa? If so, which one? Christmas.
2. What is the best holiday present you have ever received? Ever?  Probably anything my little sister gave me.  She is younger than me, so I never expect anything but always get something.
3. What is your favorite holiday drink? I guess eggnog. I don't drink anything particularly on holidays simply because it's a holiday but eggnog seems cool.
4. What is your favorite holiday movie? How the Grinch stole Christmas.  The movie with Jim Carey.  I like A Christmas Carol second and third favorite is Home Alone, whichever one that was written with a plot centered around Christmas.  I think it's the second one.
5. What are your family or individual holiday traditions? We NEVER opened presents early, we always had to wait until everyone was up.  And EVERY Christmas we made hundreds of cookies "for santa" and a big glass of milk.  We still make them. 

6. Who cooks the holiday dinner? What is your favorite dish? My mother, however, this holiday we will all be helping.  Her suggestion. My favorite dish is pork chops.  But, I do not think she will make them this year, she made them Sunday.  Hopefully we will have some stewed chicken.

7. What are 2 items on your holiday wish list? A bicycle and money.
8. Real tree or fake tree? ALWAYS a fake tree, preferably white.  No sense in killing hundreds of trees.  Go green!
9. Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts? Receiving. I don't prefer giving gifts but I do because I expect them so I can imagine everyone else does.
10. Candy Canes Yay or Nay?  Yes, but only the multi-colored ones though.  The traditional ones are spicy.

 

Reese Lew, Founder and Chief Editor, of "Truth Be Told" an Urban Entertainment website.
Facebook: "Truth Be Told" fan page
Twitter: @Reeselew

1. Do you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, and/or Kwanzaa? If so, which one? Yes, Christmas.

2. What is the best holiday present you have ever received? A trip to New York City.

3. What is your favorite holiday drink? EGG NOG!
4. What is your favorite holiday movie? The first Home Alone.
5. What are your family or individual holiday traditions? We eat Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve, go to Mass before midnight, open gifts at midnight... followed by a special breakfast on Christmas Day.

6. Who cooks the holiday dinner? What is your favorite dish? My father, my mother, and me! My favorite dish: buttery garlic mashed potatoes. I have an obsession with potatoes.

7. What are 2 items on your holiday wish list? United Nude 90 degree heels and a deep fryer. Ha.
8. Real tree or fake tree? Fake. Real trees smell great, but I can honestly say I'm too lazy to clean up all the mess it leaves.
9. Do you prefer giving or receiving gifts? Both
10. Candy Canes Yay or Nay? Yay!

 

Melanie Tibayan, Fashion and Food Blogger at Chicken and Cardigans

Fashion Student at Georgia Southern University 

Twitter: @Big_Vita @ChickenCardigan 

www.DeLaSelis.com 

Check out her guest post for us! 

 

Stayed tuned for more tomorrow!