CHERRY-PECAN ICEBOX COOKIES by Taste of Home

This recipe is from Taste of Home. I made half the recipe and was supposed to form it into two 8" logs but accidentally made just one log. The log is 8.5" x 2". I got seventeen 1/2" slices. The baked cookies spread out to a huge 3.5" and took 10 minutes. Though they browned a lot, they don't taste it at all. I took the remaining dough slices, cut them in half and formed them into circles, pictured below. Those baked in 7 minutes. 

The recipe called for no vanilla extract so I added 3/4 t. and used more salt. I used candied cherries and pineapple, rinsing the thick corn syrup off of them before chopping into small pieces. I didn't use enough but that's OK since the dough itself is incredibly good. I omitted pecans. 

I grade these an A with the added vanilla extract, though I'm sure they'd be just as good without it.