Elf Belly Buttons

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serves/makes:

ready in:
over 5 hrs

ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 small package lime gelatin (or any flavor)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
red hot cinnamon candies or maraschino cherries, quartered

directions

Cream first 3 ingredients together. Beat in eggs and almond extract.

Mix remaining dry ingredients together and add gradually to creamed mixture. Chill dough overnight.

When ready to bake, shape dough into small balls and roll into granulated sugar. Place on a baking sheet.

Make an indentation in each cookie ball with thumb and place either a red cinnamon candy or a quarter piece of cherry in indentation.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes.