This is one of my favorite Christmas recipes. I guess the original recipe calls for a completely different filling. My mom told me she just made this one up, but she always uses the cherry filling. I was assigned to bring a dessert to the ward Christmas party, so these are what I brought. Bishop eyed them the second I brought them in. Everybody loved them and the whole plate was gone quickly which is what you hope for when you bring a dish to a social function, so it was a success. Recipe: Ingredients: Cookie: 1/2 c. butter 1/4 c. brown sugar, packed 1 c. flour 1/4 tsp. salt 1 egg, separated 1/2 c. nuts finely chopped Mix flour, sugar, and salt. Add yolk of egg, save white. Roll dough into small balls. Dip in egg white, roll in chopped nuts. Press thumb-print in center. Bake 350 for 10-13 minutes. Allow to cool well before adding frosting. Filling : 4 maraschino cherries 1/2 c. powdered sugar 1/4 c. milk 2 Tbsp. butter 2 tsp. cherry juice Mix together sugar, butter and milk. Chop che