Festive Cherryettes Recipes

CHERRIES JUBILEE

Steps:

• Evenly scoop the ice cream into 4 dishes or decorative glasses and put in the freezer until ready to serve (this can be done up to 4 hours ahead).
• Wash and pit the cherries. Put the cherries and sugar in a large skillet. Peel 2 strips of zest from the lemon in wide strips with a peeler and add to the cherries. Squeeze the juice of half the lemon over the top. Stir to combine evenly. Cover and cook the cherries over medium-low heat until the sugar dissolves, about 4 minutes. Uncover and cook over medium-high until cherries get juicy, about 5 minutes more.
• To flambe the rum: If cooking over a gas flame, pull the pan off the heat and add the rum. Ignite the alcohol with a long match or one held with tongs. Swirl the pan slightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• If cooking over an electric stove, put the rum in a small saucepan. Warm it over medium-low heat and carefully light it with a long match or one held with tongs. Pour the lit rum over the cherries, and swirl the pan lightly until the flames subside, about 30 seconds.
• Ladle the cherries and their juices over prepared ice cream scoops. Serve immediately.

FESTIVE CHERRETTES

Steps:

• Blend together shortening, butter, salt, sugar, and vanilla. Add flour and pecans and mix into soft dough. Measure out level tablespoonfuls of dough and roll in palms of hands to form round balls.
• Place on greased baking sheets. Press a little indentation in center of each ball with a thimble and put a half of candied cherry on top of each.
• Bake in a 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for 25 minutes.

FESTIVE CHERRYETTES

Steps:

• Blend together shortening, butter, salt, sugar and vanilla.
• Add flour and pecans and mix into a soft dough.
• Chill.
• Preheat oven to 325° F and grease cookie sheets.
• Measure out level tablespoonfuls of dough and roll between palms of hands to form round balls.
• Place on greased cookie sheets.
• Press a little indentation in center in each cookie with a thimble and put half of cherry on top.
• Bake in preheated 325 oven for 25 minutes.