Melting Moments III

1 cup butter

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

¾ cup packed brown sugar

1 egg

36 maraschino cherries, halved

Cream butter or margarine and sugar. Separate the egg and add the egg yolk and vanilla; mix well. Add flour and mix well.

Form dough into balls. Place balls on a cookie sheet, and press each down with a fork. Place half a cherry or a dollop of jam in the center of each cookie.

Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove and cool.