cherry cordial cookies

Name: Cherry Cordial Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 3/4 cup(s) chopped dried cherries; 1 cup(s) cherry preserves; 1 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup(s) vanilla or white chocolate chips

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Noelle Myers

Grand Forks, ND

Updated on Oct 19, 2017

My dad is a huge cookie fan and he wanted me to create a cookie that was reminiscent of one of his favorite holiday treats - Cherry Cordials. This is what I came up with. It has turned out to be a VERY popular cookie with family and friends.

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You need these soft sugar cookies on your holiday cookie tray. They have little bits of dried cherries, are topped with a dollop of chocolaty cherry preserves and drizzled with white chocolate. Oh my... they're good. Chewy, chocolaty, sweet, and fantastic.

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 25 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Bake

yield 2-3 doz

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chopped dried cherries
1 cup cherry preserves
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup vanilla or white chocolate chips

How To Make cherry cordial cookies

Step 1

Pre-heat oven to 350° F.

Step 2

Cream together butter and sugar.
Step 3

Blend in egg and vanilla.
Step 4

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
Step 5

Add to butter mixture along with dried cherries, just until blended.
Step 6

Scoop rounded teaspoonsful of dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Step 7

Bake at 350° F. for 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden.
Step 8

While cookies are baking, melt cherry preserves. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat cherry preserves on high for one minute in the microwave.
Step 9

Using an immersion blender blend the preserves to break up the cherries. Or use a small chopper or fork to mash them.
Step 10

Stir semi-sweet chocolate chips into the hot cherry preserves. Continue to stir until chocolate chips are melted and the mixture is smooth.
Step 11

Remove cookies from the oven. Using the back of a spoon, immediately form a shallow well on the top of each cookie. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.
Step 12

Spoon chocolate cherry mixture into the wells on top of each cookie.
Step 13

Melt white chocolate chips in a double boiler or in a stainless steel bowl set over boiling water.
Step 14

Drizzle white chocolate over filled cookies. Allow to cool completely.
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