Cookbook:Rock Cookies

| Dessert

Ingredients

 * 4 cups flour
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * ¾ cup butter
 * 1 cup granulated sugar
 * ¼ pound dried currants
 * ¼ tsp mace
 * Zest of half a lemon
 * 3 eggs, well beaten
 * Candied cherries

Procedure

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 2) Sift flour, salt, and baking powder; rub in butter. Add sugar, currants, mace, and lemon zest. Stir in eggs.
 * 3) Form into rough balls about 1 inch in diameter. If balls aren't holding together well, sprinkle with water. Garnish with ⅛ of a candied cherry.
 * 4) Bake for 9 minutes at 350°F. Cool.