Maraschino Cherry Almond Chocolate Chip Cookies

350F
Bake for 12 - 14 minutes

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 - 3 Tbsp Cherry Juice
• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Preheat oven to 350F
In a large bowl with mixer beat butter until smooth and creamy.
Add almond extract and powdered sugar.
Start to incorporate flour
Mix in cherries & cherry juice
Stir in chocolate chips
Roll into 1" balls
place on parchment covered cookie sheets
Bake 12 to 14 minutes

Chocolate Cherry Cordials

350 F - 8 minutes

by: Pam Correll

Photo by: Francis Janisch

This recipe, from Pam Correll of Brockport, Pa. (pictured right), won the Grand Prize in PARADE's 2012 Holiday Cookie Bake-Off and is the winner of the Drop Cookie Category. Click here to view all of the winning recipes.

Pam's story: "This year I put my thinking cap on and decided to take an old family favorite and make it a bit more festive. Chocolate, cherries, and rum flavoring all rolled up into one cookie is simply irresistible. This cookie is a little pocket of joy!"

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For Cookies:
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp rum extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
30 maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry with paper towels
2 Tbsp sugar, for coating

For Glaze:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp rum extract
4 tsp maraschino cherry juice

At a glance: Servings: Makes 30
Active Time: 25 min
Total Time: 35 min

directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg, and rum extract until light and fluffy. Add flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat well.

2. Flatten about 1 Tbsp dough. Place a cherry on top; mold dough around it. Roll in sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.

3. Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Cool on a rack.

4. For glaze, whisk ingredients; spoon over cookies.

KITCHEN COUNTER: Makes 30. Per Serving: 140 calories, 19g carbs, 1g protein, 6g fat, 20mg cholesterol, 90mg sodium, 1g fiber

Buried Cherry Cookies

10 min 350F

½ cup butter
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1 10-oz jar (about 48) maraschino cherries
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
6 oz (1 cup) semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa
½ cup Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder

In a large bowl, cream butter. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix well. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and alt, and gradually add dry mixture to the butter mixture, beating well. Chill dough if necessary for easy handling. Shape into 1” balls and place about 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Make a deep thumb print in the center of each ball. Drain the cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in each thumbprint. In a small saucepan, combine the chocolate chips and the condensed milk and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in about 4 teaspoons reserved cherry juice. Spoon 1 teaspoon of frosting over each cherry, covering it completely.
Bake at 350°F for about 10 minutes until edges are firm.
Makes about 48.

Princess Crown Cookies (Pink Princess Piggies) - sugar cookie

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice or syrup

1 to 2 drops pink food color

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Pig cookie cutter

Pink sugar crystals or decorations

1. Preheat oven to 375 F

Cream butter in a large mixing bowl.

Add sugar and beat until light  & fluffy

Add egg, almond extract, maraschino cherry juice and food coloring

2. Combine flour, soda and salt in a separate bowl.

Add slowly to creamed mixture; blend well

3. Flatten out dough until about 1/4 inch thick, cover with plastic wrap and put in freezer for 15 minutes to chill.

4. Divide dough in half - roll to 1/8" thick on lightly floured surface.

Cut out with pig cookie cutters.

Sprinkle with decorations.

5. Place 1 inch apart on cookies sheets lined with parchment.

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned.

Made by Emme & Marty 2009

2010 - Emme