Cherry Surprise Balls

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or margarine(unsalted butter is best)
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cup flour; sifted
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 tsp. water
• 1 1/2 cup chopped nuts
• 5 or 6 squares bittersweet or semisweet chocolate,melted
• 2 med. sized bottles maraschino cherries with stems

Directions

1. cream butter or margarine and Sugar until fluffy; Add flour, vanilla, and water and mix well.
2. Form individual balls of dough around each cherry.
3. This dough is very soft and easy to work with. Bake on greased cookies sheet at 350F for 15 to 20 minutes.
4. Cool on rack, then dip bottom of cookie into melted chocolate, then nuts.
5. Let set on paper lined trays.
6. Makes 3& 1/2 to 4 dozen cookies & they freeze well

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