Elves Belly Buttons..

my grandkids love these cookies..we make them at other times than Christmas..

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Yields: 3 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup  Crisco
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 3  ounces  lime gelatin
• 2  large eggs
• 1  teaspoon  almond extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  pinch salt
•  red maraschino cherry
•  red-hot candies, pieces

Directions

1. cream crisco, sugar and gelatin together.
2. beat eggs in and add almond extract.mix well.
3. mix remaining ingredients together and add gradually to creamed mixture -- stirring well.
4. chill dough overnight.
5. when ready to bake, shape dough into small balls.
6. and roll in granulated sugar.
7. place on greased sheet.make indentation in cookie with thumb and place red cinnamon candy or quartered maraschino cherry in deperession.
8. bake at 375* for 10 minutes.