Fayes Cherry Bells Recipes

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in corn syrup, egg and cream. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate dough for 2-4 hours or overnight. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , In a bowl, combine the first three filling ingredients; mix well. Stir in pecans. Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each cookie. Shape into a cone by folding edges of dough to meet over filling; pinch edges together. Place a piece of cherry at open end of each bell for clapper. , Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• Make the Dough: Beat the brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the corn syrup, egg, cream, and lemon zest. Whisk together the flour, instant espresso, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; gradually add to the butter mixture, and beat at low speed until combined. Shape the dough into a flat disk; wrap with plastic wrap. Chill the dough until firm, at least 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Make the Filling: Stir together the brown sugar, maraschino cherry juice and butter until blended; stir in the pecans.
• Roll the dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place the dough circles 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Place 1/2 teaspoon of the filling in the center of each dough circle. Shape into a cone by folding the edges of the dough to meet over the filling; pinch the edges together. Place 1 cherry half at the opening end of each bell for the clapper.
• Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on the pans for 5 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Put the sugar and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl or measuring cup and cool in the refrigerator.
• Combine the cherry juice and half of the cooled simple syrup in a large pitcher. Add the cava and stir to combine. Taste and add more simple syrup if desired. Serve in chilled wine flutes.

Steps:

• Sift together: 3 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ginger and 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee. Put aside.
• Cream 1 cup butter or margarine. Add 1 1/4 cups brown sugar. Cream well. Blend in dark corn syrup, egg, and cream. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
• Roll out dough, 1/3 at a time on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut cookies into 2 1/2 inch rounds. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• To Make Filling: Combine 1/3 firmly packed brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 3 tablespoons cherry juice. Stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts, chopped fine.
• Place 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each round. Shape into a bell by folding sides of dough to meet over the filling using spatula to fold over sides. Make top of bell narrower than at the clapper end. Place 1/2 of a maraschino cherry (cut side down) at open end of each bell for clapper. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes.

Steps:

• 1. SIFT DRY INGREDIANTS
• 2. CREAM- BUTTER, BROWN SUGAR,KARO SYRUP, EGG, AND CREAM. MIX DRY INGREDIANTS. DIVIDE DOUGH IN FOURTHS AND CHILL FOR ATLEAST 4 HOURS. ROLL DOUGH 1/3 AT A TIME TO 1/8IN. CUT INTO ROUNDS. PLACE 1/2 TO 1 TSP. FILLING IN MIDDLE OF COOKIE FOLD OVER SIDES. PLACE 1/2 CUT CHERRY ON THE EDGE OF FILLING. BAKE AT 350 FOR 12-15 MIN.
• 3. FILLING- MIX BROWN SUGAR, BUTTER, CHERRY JUICE AND PECANS.