Bell Cookies

Bell Cookies

• 3 cups flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 cup butter
• 1 ¼ cups brown sugar
• ¼ cup dark corn syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon cream
1. Cream butter and sugar together.
2. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
3. Roll out the dough onto a floured board to about 1/8 inch.
4. Cut into 2 ½ inch rounds and place on cookie sheet.

Filling:
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
• 1 ¼ cup chopped pecans

1. Place half teaspoon filling into the middle of each cookie and shape into the shape of a bell by folding each side of the cookie over meeting in the middle, about thirds.
2. Place a piece of cherry in the middle of the open end to make the clapper.
3. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes