Sweetheart Cherry Almond Cookies
 
 
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Recipe type: cookies
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. almond extract
  • 1 Tbsp. maraschino cherry juice
  • ¼ cup chopped maraschino cherries
  • 2½ cups flour
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cream of tarter
  • ¼ cup sugar for rolling cookies
  • Cherry flavored candy
Instructions
  1. Cream together butter and sugar. Add egg, extracts and cherry juice and beat well.
  2. Add the dry ingredients and mix well.
  3. Add the chopped cherries. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
  4. Form small balls and roll in the sugar.
  5. Place on a cookie sheet.
  6. Cook in preheated 375 degree oven for 8 minutes.
  7. When cookies have cooled for a couple of minutes, place a cherry heart in the center.
Recipe by Sugar n' Spice Gals at https://sugar-n-spicegals.com/sweetheart-cherry-almond-cookies/