Almond Cherry Cookies

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These Almond Cherry Cookies are a delightful blend of buttery dough, finely ground almonds, and sweet maraschino cherries tucked inside each bite. Finished with a cherry-almond glaze and a sprinkle of red sanding sugar, they’re as beautiful as they are delicious. Perfect for holidays or special occasions, these cookies bring a festive pop of color and flavor to any dessert table!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword almond, almond joy, cherry, Christmas tree, cookie exchange, cookies

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 9

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 34

Servings cookies

Calories 201kcal

Author Laura

Equipment

Ingredients

Cookies

¾ cup silvered almonds ground
1 cup butter softened
¾ cup powdered sugar divided
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups flour
¼ tsp salt
8 ounces maraschino cherries halved
1 tsp maraschino cherry juice from the jar of cheeries
red sanding sugar

Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp maraschino cherry juice fom the jar of cherries
1 tsp almond extract
2-3 Tbsp milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix together butter, powdered sugar and vanilla until well combined. Be sure to use the scoop and level method when measuring the powdered sugar.
Add in the flour, salt and ground almonds. Combine with butter mixture. It takes a little bit for the dough to come together, but it will.
Use a cookie scoop to portion out each cookie. You may need to press the dough together gently with your hands. Flatten the ball of dough, make an indentation in the middle. Place a cherry half in the indentation then fold dough over the cherry to form a ball. Place on a baking sheet seam side down. Flatten dough ball slightly.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 8-9 minutes or until edges just start to turn golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
In a small bowl mix together powdered sugar, cherry juice and almond extract along with enough milk to make it dipping consistency. Dip tops of cookies in icing, flip over and place on wire rack. Sprinkle with red sanding sugar and allow to set. Makes 24 cookies.

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