1 cup butter
2 ¼ cups flour
½ cup sugar
Cream butter, gradually blend in sugar. Blend in flour gradually. Turn dough on lightly floured board and knead slightly. Roll out ¼ inch thickness. Put cherries on before baking). Using various holiday and Christmas themed cookie cutters, cut in shapes. Bake at 300 degrees for 15-20 [...]

1½ table. yeast
½ cups water
9-10 cups flour
1-cup brown sugar
3 tsp. salt
½ cup butter
3 cups warm water
3 eggs (beaten)
½ cup cherries (candied)
½ cup mixed candied fruit
1 ½ cups raisins
Mix the yeast and ½ cup of warm water in a bowl and set to proof for about 10 minutes. Mix flour, salt and brown sugar together. Cut [...]