3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1 cup sugar
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
5 dozen candied cherries

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Cream butter. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg yolks and vanilla and beat until creamy.

Sift together flour, baking power and salt. Add to mixture. Form dough into 1-inch balls.

Combine cinnamon and pecans and roll balls in this mixture. Place on a cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a tumbler which has been dipped in sugar. Place candied cherry in center of each cookie.

Bake at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes.

Makes 5 dozen cookies.