Ingredients

2 cups Flour

1 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 cup Butter

1/2 cup Cane Sugar

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

1 Egg

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1/4 cup Maraschino Cherry Juice

24 Maraschino Cherries

1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

Preparation

Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 24 count mini muffin pan with non stick cooking spray.  Set aside. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, cane sugar and brown sugar on high for about 2 minutes. Add egg, vanilla and cherry juice.  Beat well on high for another 2 minutes. In a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder.  Add to the butter/egg mixture.  Beat on high until well blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Place one teaspoonful of batter into each of the 24 mini muffin pan cups.  Place a maraschino cherry into the center of each Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes.  Using a thin knife, gently loosen each mini muffin from the side of tin and place on a rack to cool.  Let cool for about 15 minutes.  Sift powdered sugar over. Makes 24