Cream Cheese Dainties

Total Time: 1 hr 32 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups crisp rice cereal, slightly crushed
• candied cherry

Recipe

• 1 cream together margarine, cream cheese, sugar and almond extract till light.
• 2 mix together dry ingredients and add to margarine mixture.
• 3 chill 1-2 hours.
• 4 shape into balls.
• 5 roll in cereal and place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 6 top each with a cherry.
• 7 bake for 12-14 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 8 cool on racks.