cherry nut christmas cookies
I fell in love with this cookie last Christmas. To me, almond and cherry flavor are as perfect together as peanut butter and chocolate. I hope you agree. =)
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Makes about 28-30 cookies
Ingredients
- COOKIE INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 - egg yolks
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 jar (35-40) stemless maraschino cherries (save the juice)
- 35-40 - pecan halves
- SIMPLE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (YOU CAN USE YOUR OWN-JUST USE CHERRY JUICE INSTEAD OF MILK)
- 1/2 cup shortening, butter flavor
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons reserved cherry juice
How To Make cherry nut christmas cookies
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Step 1To make the cookies, beat butter, powdered sugar, and egg yolks together until creamy. -
Step 2Add almond extract and flour.
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Step 3Measure dough into 1 Tablespoon portions.
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Step 4Flatten dough into plam of hand. Place 1 pecan half and 1 cherry in middle.
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Step 5Form dough into a ball to seal them in the middle.
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Step 6Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes. The cookies will be light in color.
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Step 7Cool cookies completely on a rack. Frost the cookies with buttercream frosting using reserved cherry juice (instead of milk). It will turn a pretty pink color. Just mix all the buttercream indredients from above with your electric mixer until desired consistency.
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Step 8Add some pretty decorations to the top and they're done! Recipe makes about 28-30 cookies. Cookies can be made ahead and frozen.
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Step 9Delicious...I think I might go get one. =)
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