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Cherry & Macadamia Nut Cookies

Name: Cherry & Macadamia Nut Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 3-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup plus 1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 cups cake flour; 1/2 cup all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup dried cherries, chopped; 2/3 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and finely chopped

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./ batch + cooling

Makes

about 3-1/2 dozen

Updated: Oct. 12, 2022

Tart dried cherries and sweet macadamia nuts make an unbeatable combo. Plus, the cherries add a pop of color for the holidays.—Gloria Bradley, Naperville, Illinois

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup plus 1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cake flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup dried cherries, chopped
2/3 cup macadamia nuts, toasted and finely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flours; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in cherries and nuts.
Shape level tablespoons of dough into balls; place 1-in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms just begin to brown. Cool on pans 10 minutes.
Place remaining confectioners' sugar in a small bowl. Roll slightly cooled cookies in sugar; return cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Roll cookies in sugar again just before serving.

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