Cherry Cookies

July 28, 2017Teresa Ambra

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Cherry Cookies are awesome….I mean incredibly awesome. I used fresh cherries and almond extract in an easy sugar cookie dough. The result? Absolutely mouthwatering. Everyone knows that cherries and almonds work spectacularly together. This cookie had everything going for it. Except for pitting and dicing the cherries, the recipe is extremely easy.

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I love fresh cherries and they are plentiful in the grocery stores right now. So these are the perfect cookies to make during the summer vacation schedule. However, if you really want to make these for Christmas you can substitute maraschino cherries as long as you rinse, drain and pat them really dry before using.

I purchase fresh cherries almost weekly during the summer once they start appearing in stores. I eat them by the handfuls for snacks during the day or night. But I had so many at one time, I decided to use up a bunch of them in some cookies last month. I was exceptionally pleased with how these turned out. I believe you will be too. 🙂

Cherry Cookies are awesome!

If you have an abundance of fresh cherries on your hands, this is a delicious way to use them up!

If you want to make these cookies for the Christmas holidays, I recommend using maraschino cherries. But be sure to rinse, drain and pat the cherries dry before adding to cookie dough.

Here’s what I did.

I used these ingredients. While I used unsalted butter, you can also use salted butter in this recipe.

Soften butter. Cream with an electric mixer until smooth.

Add sugar and almond extract.

Mix again with an electric mixer until smooth.

Pit cherries. Dice and place on towel. Pat cherries dry. This step is important. Otherwise your cookies will turn pink!

Add UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour. Bleached flour toughens baked goods. Add pitted, diced cherries.

Stir with a wooden spoon to combine.

Grease cookie sheets. Roll dough into balls and place on prepared cookie sheets. Very gently press cookies in criss-cross fashion with a fork.

Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until done.

Cherries and almond extract flavor these cookies in an amazing way.

I love the melt-in-your-mouth goodness of these Cherry Cookies.

Every bite will have you licking your lips.

Here’s the recipe.

(My own concoction)

Teresa Ambra

These amazing Sugar Cookies use fresh cherries and almond extract for extraordinary flavor. Perfect summer holiday dessert when cherries are in season. Substitute maraschino or candied cherries during the Christmas baking season.

4 from 36 votes

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 48

Calories 120 kcal

Equipment

2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
1 large mixing bowl
1 electric mixer
1 wooden spoon
measuring cups
measuring spoons
1 cherry pitter (if you have one, to pit the fresh cherries; or use a paring knife)
1 spatula

Ingredients

3 1/2 sticks unsalted butter (salted butter can also be used)
3 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
2 tsp. almond extract
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 to 2 cups fresh cherries pitted, diced, and patted dry really well (I only had 1 ½ cups but 2 cups would be better)

Instructions

Pit cherries.
Cut into small pieces and pat dry with paper towels.
Set aside.
Blend butter to a peak with an electric mixer.
Add granulated sugar, and almond extract and cream again until smooth.
Stir in flour and cherries.
Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
Roll cookies into balls and place on prepared cookie sheets.
Press cookies down lightly with fork in a criss-cross fashion.
Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until done.
Rotate cookies on racks every six minutes while baking.
Cool completely.

Notes

NOTE: Salted butter can also be used.

NOTE: Be sure to pat the cherries dry after pitting and dicing and before adding to the cookie dough. Otherwise the cookies may turn out pink!

NOTE: If you want to make these cookies during the Christmas holiday season, substitute maraschino or candied cherries. Rinse, drain, pat dry and dice like above.

NOTE: Store the cookies in a plastic container with a small apple slice or piece of bread to keep fresh and protect the cookies from getting too hard.

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Nutrition

Calories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 22mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 209IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 0.4mg

Keyword cherries, cherry dessert, cookie, dessert

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