2/3 C Butter-Flavored Crisco
3/4 C sugar
1 egg
1 TBS milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 3/4 C flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
48 Maraschino cherries, well drained on paper towels

Dipping chocolate:
1 cup white or dark melting chocolate OR 1 bag of chocolate chips
2 Tbs butter flavor Crisco
Finely chopped pecans
Slivered white chocolate

Heat oven to 350 F. Cream shortening, sugar, egg, milk and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Beat into creamed mixture at low speed. Press dough in very thin layer around well-drained cherries. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes. Cool on baking sheet one minute. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.

For dipping chocolate, melt chocolate of choice and butter flavor Crisco on 50% power in microwave. Stir. Transfer chocolate to glass cup. Drop one cookie at a time into chocolate. Lift cookie out of chocolate and place on wax paper. Chill and eat.