Cherry Flip Cookies

another good one to try

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Yields: 2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2  cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 2  large  egg yolks
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  almond extract
• 6  ounces maraschino cherries

Directions

1. drain cherries on paper towels.reserve juice.
2. mix all ingredients except cherries --
3. pinch off a piece of dough enough to cover a cherry and roll up around cherry --
4. place on ungreased cookie sheet.
5. bake at 325* for 25 minutes or barely golden.
6. when cool.dip in maraschino cherry icing.
7. to prepare MARASCHINO CHERRY ICING:.
8. combine powdered sugar and 1/2 cup reserved cherry juice -- .