Christmas Cherries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. butter
1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. grated orange rind
1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 c. flour
1 c. chopped walnuts
candied cherries, cut into pieces

Preparation

Cream butter; add sugar, creaming well.
Add beaten egg yolks. Stir in flavoring, rinds, lemon juice and flour.
Chill dough for 1 hour.
While dough is chilling, chop walnuts and cut up candied cherries.
Beat egg whites with a fork until foamy.
Shape chilled dough into tiny balls.
Dip top of dough in beaten egg white, then in chopped walnuts.
Press a section of cherry into the middle. Bake in a preheated 350\u00b0 oven for about 20 minutes or until slightly browned.