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Show I HAVE A HEART-for your Valentine Party! j iK,,,. I Dainty Cherry Crispies win all hearts What's more appropriate for a party honoring the Saint of Hearts than these tantalizing little heart-shaped heart-shaped cookies? Their crispy daintiness dain-tiness adds a note of perfection to afternoon tea or to any party! Full of Luscious Flavor Maraschino cherries in the batter add color and a delicious, different flavor to these cookies so crisp and wafer-thin! Don't let ordinary shortening "smother" all this grand flavor. Use a pure vegetable shortening short-ening like Spry, so bland that all the maraschino-almond blend comes through full-flavored. Make "Valentine Cherry Crispies once and you'll put this clipping among your choice recipes. Valentine Cherry Crispies cup Spry 1 teaspoon baking 1 teaspoons Salt powder 5 teaspoon cups sifted flour vanilla cup maraschino teaspoon cherries, drained almond extract and chopped 1 cup supar 1 tablespoon -water 1 egg, unbeaten Blend Spry, salt, vanilla and almond extract. Add sugar gradually grad-ually and cream well. Reserving of egg white for glaze, add remainder of egg to creamed mixture and beat well. Sift baking powder with flour. Add to creamed mixture. Add cherries and blend. Roll small amounts of dough -inch thick on floured board and cut with 2-inch heart-shaped: cutter. Place on Spry-greased baking sheet. Blend water with reserved egg white and brush each cookie with mixture. Bake in moderate oven (375F.) about 8 minutes. Let cookies stand 3 minutes before removing from baking sheet. Makes 5 dozen. (All measurements in recipe are level) |