Yuletide Cherry Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min.
YIELD: 2-1/2 dozen.
Crispy on the outside, these eye-catching cherry-topped cookies are chewy and tender on the inside. They're a big hit whenever I take them to holiday parties or cookie exchanges! —Verna Hofer, Mitchell, South Dakota
Ingredients
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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3 ounces cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/4 teaspoon almond extract
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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3/4 cup crushed crisp rice cereal
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15 red and/or green maraschino cherries, halved and patted dry
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar. Beat in almond extract. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle.
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2.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls; roll in crushed cereal. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a cherry half into the center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 72 calories, 4g fat (3g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 69mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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