Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Chocolate Maraschino Cherry #cookies #holidaybaking

It's been awhile, since I've posted a recipe. I love holiday baking. I made a ton of cookies before I went on Jury Duty. They are in tins, that are tucked away in the deep freezer. Ready for my work, Travis' work, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I am giving a tin of them, for my White Elephant gift at work.

I love cherries, and knew I wanted to incorporate some in with cookies! 


These cookies are very easy to make. No rolling dough, no cutting cookies out, and no decorating needed. They are pretty as is! 


Ingredients:

1 cup softened butter    
1 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour  
2 to 3 tablespoons Maraschino Cherry juice
1/2 cup Maraschino Cherries chopped

1 cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Line a few cookie sheets with parchment paper.  
3. In a mixing bowl add the ingredients in the order listed.
4. Roll into 1" balls, or use a cookie scoop.
5. Bake for 15 minutes. 
6. Let cool for 5 minutes.  




I flattened mine with a meat tenderizer. I sprayed it with a flour spray first, so it wouldn't stick.


Then the boys begged for them. I let them each have a cookie as a taste test. After that they went in the deep freezer. The next day I found out Mica had his own little stash of them right by his bedside. Nope! Ha! In his defense he is growing like a weed!


Are you a fan of Maraschino Cherries?

4 comments:

Theresa Mahoney said...

These cookies look amazing! I didn't look up any new cookie recipes to bake this year, other than the bars I did for Golden Blossom Honey. It was a really rough year for me, and while things are definitely better, I'm just exhausted from it all. Maybe I'll do some Valentine's baking to make up for it.

An Apel a Day said...

@Theresa you have another kiddo in your care. She came into your house at a critical age...tween/teens are hard! That's a lot.

Liz Mays said...

I love how colorful they are. I'm not really a maraschino cherry fan but as an ingredient, I think I'd like them.

mail4rosey said...

It really is a delicious looking and sounding recipe. I didn't bake this year. Too busy.

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