Spiced Cherry Bell Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 42 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1/2 tst. salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
• 1/4 cup dark corn syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, finely chopped
• maraschino cherry, to make the clappers

Recipe

• 1 for dough:.
• 2 sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and coffee. cream butter and gradually add firmly packed brown sugar. mix well.
• 3 blend in dark corn syrup, egg and heavy cream. beat well. add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• 4 refrigerate dough for at least one hour. roll out dough, 1/3 at a time on floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. cut into 3-inch rounds. place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
• 5 for filling:.
• 6 combine all filling ingredients and mix well. place 1/2 teaspoons of filling in the center of each round. shape into a bell by folding the two upper edges of dough toward the center, covering all but the lower edge of the filling, using a spatula if necessary. place 1/4 or 1/2 of a maraschino cherry just below lower edge of filling for the clapper. bake at 350 degrees 12-15 minutes.