Title: Chocolate and cherry butter cookies
 Categories: None
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
  2 1/2 c  Sifted flour
  1 1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Butter
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
      1    Egg
      2 ts Vanilla
    1/2 c  Chopped candied cherries
    1/2 c  Chopped pecans
      1    Square (1 oz) unsweetened
           -chocolate, melted
 
  Workbasket Recipes: Today's issue is December, 1971 and features
  "Christmas Goodies"
  
  Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Cream butter; add sugar a
  small amount at a time and cream well after each addition. Add egg and
  vanilla; beat until fluffy. Blend in dry ingredients. Divide dough
  into two equal portions. To one half of dough mix in cherries; to the
  second half add pecans and chocolate. Chill dough until each portion
  can be shaped into 2 rolls, 12 inches long. Wrap in waxed paper.
  Chill until firm. Cut int0 1/4 inch slices. Bake on ungreased cookie
  sheet at 375, 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes 8 dozen.