Instructions: In a medium bowl mix cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Stir in the flour to make a stiff dough. Gather into a ball, wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours or in the freezer for 45 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Push a chocolate chip inside each well drained cherry. Pinch off a small amount of almond paste, flatten it and wrap it around each cherry. Generously coat your work surface with confectioners sugar

(the dough will probably absorb 1/2 cup), and roll out the dough 1/8-inch thick. Cut in 3-inch rounds. Completely enclose a wrapped cherry in each, pinch well to seal and place, sealed side down, on a baking sheet.

Bake at 375F degrees for 16 to 18 minutes, or until lightly golden. Remove from the oven and while still hot, sprinkle with more confectioners sugar. Cool the cookies on a rack.

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