4 1/2 pounds whole pigtails
1 cup white sugar
4 maraschino cherries
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
2 1/2 cups white chocolate chips
1 cup milk chocolate syrup
1/4 cup orange juice
Remove pigtails and place on a large piece of waxed paper. Heat over low heat, still cooking, until peeling off skin, but with air bubbles. Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl, mix sugar and maraschino cherries, then mix in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and butter. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place on waxed paper.
Roll each ball into a 3 inch square. Roll each square into 5 long strips; cut each strip into 4 sizes. Using the circular cutter, transfer the loaves onto waxed paper.
Place pieces of cherry strip on top of each piece of strip. Place 1 to 2 inches from the bottom edge of each piece of strip.
Using the same cutter, cut each strip into 2 1/2 inch squares; arrange the pieces around the center hole in the center of the aforementioned piece of strip. I recommend using an electric saw or even a sharp knife to make this difficult.
Bake in the preheated oven 10 to 14 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the piece comes out clean. Cool, refrigerate or freeze the pieces.