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Cherry Hazelnut Snowball Cookies Photo courtesy of Land O’ Lakes. Ingredients: 1 cup LandoLakes Margarine, softened 1 cup 10x Sugar – plus extra for dusting 2 cups sifted all purpose flour, sifted ¼ tsp salt 1 8 oz. Jar Maraschino Cherries, drained and chopped ½ cup toasted Hazelnuts, finely chopped (or substitute with nut of choice, pecans are good) ½ tsp vanilla extract Cream margarine and sugar until fluffy. Add flour and salt; blend thoroughly Stir in cherries, nuts and vanilla extract Chill overnight or a minimum of 6 hours Shape chilled dough into small balls and place on ungreased baking sheets Bake in a 275 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned Remove from the baking sheets and cool on a rack. When cool, dust with powdered sugar. 24| December-January | RitzyToo! | RitzyToo.com