Christmas stockings
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Shortening (part butter) |
| ½ | cup | Confectioners sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ½ | teaspoon | Almond extract 1/2 tsp. red or green food |
| Color | ||
| 2¼ | cup | Flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 9 | Candied quartered cherries | |
| ¼ | cup | Broken nuts |
| ¼ | cup | Semi sweet chocolate pieces |
| Easy Creamy Icing | ||
Directions
Mix shortening, sugar, flavorings & color. Blend flour & salt; stir into shortening mixture. Chill 1 hour. Heat oven to 400. In palm of hand, pat 1 level Tbls. dough into oblong about 3* 1½". If dough seems too dry, carefully add a few drops of cream. Lengthwise down center, place "surprises"-2 chocolate pieces, 1 cherry quarter, 2 pieces of nuts. Mold dough around & shape into roll 3" long. Place on ungreased sheet, turning end of roll to form foot of stocking. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool. Ice tops & toes.
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