Surprise Package Recipes

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, beating well. Beat in vanilla.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate dough for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• With floured hands, shape tablespoons of dough around 42 candies (you will have rectangular cookies).
• Place cookies 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• In a saucepan or microwave, melt remaining candies and drizzle over tops of cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In small bowl, stir together the pie filling, almonds, lemon juice, and cinnamon.
• Place 1 of the crusts on an ungreased large baking sheet. Spoon half of the cherry mixture on half of this crust, then fold crust over the mixture, forming a semicircle. Using back of fork, crimp the edge. Repeat with the remaining crust and remaining cherry mixture.
• Cut slits in the tops of the crusts. Brush with a little milk and sprinkle with a little sugar if you like.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until crusts are golden. If the edges seem to be browning too quickly, cover with foil.
• Serve warm.