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Cherry Blossom Cookies
My Cherry Blossom Cookies are buttery, light, and plenty of cherry flavor.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Servings 18 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 6 drops red food coloring
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
- 24 milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°.
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Beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt until blended in a large bowl. Beat in cherry juice, vanilla, and food coloring. Slowly beat in flour. Stir in cherries.
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Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on a cookie sheet.
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Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie ( the cookie will crack around the edges). Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.