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Show Tuesday, December Icebox cookies can be baked ahead Cooks with original recipes using Hidden Valley Ranch salad dress- Gharries dress up the basic recipe With all of the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, it's difficult to find time to get your holiday'' shopping and baking done. This year make it easier on yourself while still giving homemade treats your friends and family will be sure to enjoy. Start with Basic Icebox Cookie Dough. You probably already have the ingredients: margarine, eggs, sugar, flour and vanilla. The recipe is simple and quick and you can prepare a large batch of dough and keep it in the refrigerator. Maraschino cherries are what make the difference in these cookies. The bright red color and the sweet cherry flavor of the maraschinos make plain icebox cookies something spectacular. Marashino cherries are versatile; use them chopped up in the dough or use them whole to top a thumbprint cookie. fjpw that you have the maraschino cherries, you're ready for the variations. Add chopped maraschino cherries to the dough, form into balls and bake. Now you have Maraschino Cherry Cookies. Maraschino Date Pinwheels combine the cherries with dates. Just roll out the icebox dough, sprinkle chopped cherries and dates and roll into a log. Slice the cookies and bake and you have a fancy, cookie in less yet than 30 minutes. balls,' press thumb in center of each ball and place a maraschino cherry in the center of each depression. In 15 minutes you have decorative, tasty cookies. Finish up your last minute shop- address, daytime phone and recipe " ; with detailed instructions. Include' JJ the top portion of any Hidden1' Valley Ranch salad dressing mis? ' ,r'. package. l! Ranch Hidden to: Send Valley Contest, P.O. Box 24305, Oakland. , Calif. 94623. m (3.75 oz.) 15 legg 1 teaspoon vanilla Vh cups flour 1 teaspoon baking powder teaspoon salt Cream butter and sugar; beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix Vt 2a I Photo courtesy of National Cherry Foundation Icebox cookies featured in photo are from left, Maraschino Date Pinwheels, Maraschino Date Pinwheels, basic icebox cookies, and Maraschino Thumbprint Cookies. well. Maraschino Cherry Cookies: Before refrigerating dough add Vi cup chopped, well drained maraschino cherries to basic dough; divide dough in half. Form dough into 2 logs, Vk inches in diameter, wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate at least 6 houro. Slice innto slices. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from bakinkg sheet to cooling rack. Repeat with remain- eh ing dough. Makes 6 to 7 dozen. Maraschino Date Pinwheels: Bring 8 ounces cut-u- p pitted dates and V cup water to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer until thickened. Add cup drained chopped maraschino cherries; mix well and cool. Divide dough in half. Roll out each half to - 12 x rectangle on lightly thickfloured surface to ness. Spread half of cooled filling on each rectangle. Roll up beginning at long end. Pinch ends of roll to seal. Repeat with remaining dough and filling. Wrap in waxed paper and refrigerate at least 6 slices. hours. Cut rolls into Place 1 to apart on un-10-ln-ch ch greased baking sheet. Bake at 375 about 10 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheet to cooling rack. Makes about 6 to 7 dozen. Maraschino Thumbprint Cookies: Shape dough into balls, using 2 teaspoons dough for each cookie. Press thumb in center of each ball. Place whole marashino cherry in center of each depression. Brush with beaten egg white. If desired, roll each ball in beaten egg white then in finely chopped pecans before pressing with thumb and filling with cherry. Bake at 375 12 to 15 minutes. 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