Name: Bon Bon Christmas Cookies
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Cream cheese - ½ (8 ounce) package; Butter flavored shortening - ½ cup; Sifted all-purpose flour - 2 cups; Sifted confectioners' sugar - 1 ½ cups; Maraschino cherries, drained - 2 (10 ounce) jars

Ingredients for - Bon Bon Christmas Cookies

1. Cream cheese ½ (8 ounce) package

2. Butter flavored shortening ½ cup

3. Sifted all-purpose flour 2 cups

4. Sifted confectioners' sugar 1 ½ cups

5. Maraschino cherries, drained 2 (10 ounce) jars

How to cook deliciously - Bon Bon Christmas Cookies

1 . Stage

In a medium bowl, stir together the shortening and cream cheese until well blended. Stir in the flour, you may need to use your hands to help it form a dough. If the mixture seems too dry, add a couple of teaspoons of water. Cover and chill several hours or overnight.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Before rolling out the dough, dust the rolling surface heavily with confectioners' sugar. Roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 1x4 inch strips. Place a cherry on the end of each strip. Roll up each strip starting with the cherry. Place on prepared cookie sheets and dust with a little of the confectioners' sugar.

4 . Stage

Bake for 7 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should brown slightly. Dust again with the confectioners' sugar. Allow cookies to cool before serving, the cherries are very hot!