Our family makes these sweets every year for Christmas. The cake-like cookies have bits of maraschino cherries in every bite.
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VERIFIED BY Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- FROSTING:
- 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Red colored sugar, optional
- Drain cherries, reserving 1 tablespoon juice for frosting. Chop cherries and pat dry; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Stir in cherries.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
- For frosting, in a bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, sour cream and reserved cherry juice until smooth. Spread over cookies. Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.
Originally published as Cherry Chip Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook
Annual 2006, p76
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