Sugar Plums - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. oleo or butter
1/2 c. sifted confectioners sugar
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. almond extract
2 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. quick rolled oats
36 candied red and green cherries

Preparation

Beat butter until creamy; add sugar gradually and beat until smooth.
Add vanilla and almond flavoring.
Sift flour and salt together; add to butter mixture.
Mix well.
Stir in oats; mix well.
Dough will be quite stiff.
Shape into balls around cherries.
Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 30 minutes in 325\u00b0 preheated oven.
While warm, roll in sifted confectioners sugar. Yields more than 3 dozen.