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A pink cherry kiss cookie with a chocolate kiss in the center placed on a piece of parchment paper with more cookies in the background.
Recipe

Cherry Kiss Cookies


Author Kristy Richardson
Course Baking, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48 Cookies
Prep Time 22 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Chill Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Pretty cherry blossom cookies have a buttery cherry sugar cookie packed with flavor and topped with a sweet chocolate kiss. You'll love this cookie as a Christmas cookie, but they're tasty any day.

Ingredients  

  • 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice Saved from the chopped maraschino cherries (see below)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 6 drops red gel food coloring
  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 10 ounces maraschino cherries chopped, juices drained with some juice used in the recipe (see above)
  • 48 pieces chocolate kisses

Instructions

  • Place butter and sugar into a large mixing bowl. With an electric mixer cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy; about 3 minutes.
  • Add eggs, maraschino cherry juice, vanilla, almond extract, and food coloring to the sugar mixture in the bowl. Mix with an electric mixer until combined.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set to the side.
  • Add flour mix to sugar mix. With an electric mixer blend together until fully mixed and the dough forms.
  • Place the chopped maraschino cherries in the bowl with the dough. Fold the maraschino cherries into the dough with a silicone spatula. Place dough in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or lightly spray with oil.
  • Scoop cookie dough into one tablespoon scoops of dough. Roll each dough into a ball, spacing about an inch and a half between each cookie. I bake these cookies twelve to a pan. Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes.
  • Remove chocolate kisses from wrappers. Gently press a chocolate kiss into the center of each cookie. Move cookies to a wire and cool completely and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 99kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 15mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 132IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.5mg
Found on: onmykidsplate.com/cherry-blossom-cookies/