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Christmas Cherry Bells
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3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. instant coffee granules
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
1/4 cup dark corn syrup
1 egg, beaten
1 tbl. cream
Filling:
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbl. butter
3 tbl. cherry juice
1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
60 maraschino cherries, halved
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and instant coffee. Put aside.
Cream the butter. Add the brown sugar. Cream well. Blend in dark corn syrup, egg, and cream. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
Roll out dough, 1/3 at a time on a floured board to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut cookies into 2 1/2 inch rounds. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
To Make Filling: Combine brown sugar, butter and cherry juice. Stir in finely chopped nuts. Place 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each round. Shape into a bell by folding sides of dough to meet over the filling using spatula to fold over sides. Make top of bell narrower than at the clapper end. Place 1/2 of a maraschino cherry (cut side down) at open end of each bell for clapper. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.
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