Elves' Belly Buttons

Elves' Belly Buttons

3/4 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 small (3 oz) box lime gelatin
2 eggs
1 tsp almond extract
2 1/2 cups flour
pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
red cinnamon candies OR maraschino cherries, quartered

Cream first 3 ingredients together. Beat in eggs and almond
extract. Mix remaining dry ingredients together and add gradually to
creamed mixture.

Chill dough overnight. When ready to bake, shape dough into small
balls and roll into granulated sugar. Place on a baking sheet. Make
an indentation in each cookie ball with thumb and place either a red
cinnamon candy or a quarter piece of cherry in indentation.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.

Yields 3 to 4 dozen cookies (depending on size).