Cherry Gems (cookies)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, not packed
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup dried cherries
• 1/2 cup chopped almonds (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mix butter, eggs, brown sugar, and flour until well combined.
• 2 add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, cherries, and nuts.
• 3 roll dough into logs that are approximately 1 inch around. wrap in waxed paper and place in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
• 4 when you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 5 slice logs into 1 inch rounds and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6 bake 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 cool 5 minutes before transfering to a cooling rack.