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Merry Cherry Muffins

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 egg yolks, well beaten
1 tbs. maraschino cherry juice
1 cup flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 egg whites, stiffly beaten
maraschino cherries
pecans, finely chopped
confectioner's sugar


Recipe

Cream butter gradually adding sugars until thoroughly creamed. Mix in egg yolks, cherry juice and flour which has been sifted with baking powder. Fold in egg whites. Grease small size muffin tins ( 1/2 inch) and sprinkle bottom with finely chopped pecans. Put 1 teaspoon dough in each, place cherry on top. Add another teaspoon full of dough and sprinkle top with pecans. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from muffin tins and roll in confectioner's sugar while still warm.

Yield: Approx. 32 small muffins