Royal Cherry Crowns Recipe
Ingredients
1/4 pound butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
2 hard-cooked egg yolks
1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
Red and green candied cherries
Directions
Cream the butter.
Gradually add the sugar, salt, and orange extract; beat until fluffy.
Force the egg yolks through a wire strainer into the creamed mixture.
Gradually blend in the flour.
Using the crown flat design plate of a cookie press, force the dough through the press onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Decorate the points with bits of the candied cherries.
Bake in a 375° oven for 7 to 10 minutes, or until set but not brown.
Gradually add the sugar, salt, and orange extract; beat until fluffy.
Force the egg yolks through a wire strainer into the creamed mixture.
Gradually blend in the flour.
Using the crown flat design plate of a cookie press, force the dough through the press onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Decorate the points with bits of the candied cherries.
Bake in a 375° oven for 7 to 10 minutes, or until set but not brown.