"Soft-centered cookies filled with crunchy slivered almonds, sweet maraschino cherries, and chewy, flavorful dates. Perfect for your cookie jar any time of the year! Welcome to recipe #1 of my 12 Days of Christmas Cookies! Did you just get really excited? Or perhaps overwhelmed because 12 kinds of cookies is a lot of cookies? Or......"
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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6 Tablespoons unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
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1/2 cup granulated sugar
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1 large egg
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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1/2 cup slivered almonds
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1/2 cup chopped dates
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16 maraschino cherries (finely chopped)