Description
Delight your taste buds with these irresistible Almond Cherry Cookies. A perfect blend of almond goodness and sweet cherries, these cookies are sure to become a family favorite.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough:
- 3/4 cup silvered almonds (ground)
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces jar maraschino cherries (halved, 1 Tsp juice reserved)
Frosting:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2–3 Tablespoon milk
- Red Decorating Sugar
Instructions
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- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix together butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until blended.
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- In a separate bowl, combine flour, salt, and almonds.
Blend dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
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- To form a cookie, take a tablespoon of dough, make a pit in the middle, place half of a cherry in the pit, then fold the dough over the cherry to form a ball of cookie dough.
Place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and flatten slightly.
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- Bake at 375 degrees for 8-9 minutes or until the edges are just starting to turn golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool.
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- In a small bowl, mix together powdered sugar, cherry juice, and almond extract for the frosting.
Add enough milk to achieve a dipping consistency.
- Dip the tops of the cookies in the icing, flip over, place on a wire rack, and sprinkle with red sugar.
Notes
- You can customize the cookie size by adjusting the amount of dough used for each cookie.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Almond Cherry Cookies, Cherry Almond Cookies, Christmas Cookies, Holiday Baking
