These Christmas ice box cookies are one of my holiday favourites. With the candied cherries and pistachios, they look like bits of Christmas on a plate! Making the dough ahead of time and slicing before baking makes them all very uniform in size which makes them look even prettier.
Ingredients
1cupmargarine
1 1/2cupspacked brown sugar
2eggs
1tsp.vanilla
3 1/2cupsflour
1tsp.baking soda
1/4tsp.salt
3/4cupcandied cherriesquartered
1/2cupcurrants
1/4 - 1/2cupfinely chopped pistachios or other nutsI use pistachios because of the colour
Instructions
In a large bowl, cream together margarine and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time and add the vanilla.
Stir the flour, baking soda and salt together and mix in. Add the cherries, currants and nuts. Mix and shape into round logs approximately 2 inches in diameter. Wrap the logs and chill overnight or for a few days. The dough can also be frozen.
When you are ready to bake them, slice the dough thinly. Arrange on an ungreased baking sheet and bake them at 375° for 6-7 minutes (until lightly browned). Cool.