Cherry Cookies - Live Oak Christmas Recipe Exchange

 Ingredients:

Cherry Cookies

1/2 cup Butter softened

1/4 cup Sugar granulated

1 Tbsp Maraschino Cherry Juice

3/4 tsp Almond Extract

1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/2 cup Maraschino Cherries chopped

1 1/4 cup Flour

1/8 tsp Salt

Cherry Glaze

1/4 cup Powdered Sugar

2 tsp Maraschino Cherry Juice

Directions:

Cherry Cookies

Preheat oven to 350°F. 

Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper. 

Remove stems from maraschino cherries (if needed) and chop into pieces. Set aside. 

In a large bowl, mix softened butter and sugar together. 

Add the cherry juice, almond extract, vanilla extract, and chopped cherries. Mix until just combined.

Add flour and salt. Mix again until combined completely.

Scoop cherry cookie dough into dough balls and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. 

Bake cookies for 14-16 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown.

Let cool completely. Preferably on a wire cooling rack. 

Cherry Glaze

In a small bowl, mix the powered sugar and cherry juice together until smooth. 

Once the cookies are cooled, place them on a sheet of parchment paper. 

Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over each cookie. If you would like to cover the entire top of each cookie, please double the glaze recipe. 

Allow the glaze to set. 

I didn't add the glaze due to the rainy weather. The humidity was high thus I didn't think it would set.