Almond Cherry Cookies

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Almond Cherry Cookies – This almond cherry cookies recipe has been a Christmas tradition in my family ever since I can remember.  My mom made these every year at Christmas time and I have to say they are to this day one of my favorite almond cookies ever!

 

 

INGREDIENTS

1 cup butter

1½ cup confectioners’ sugar

1 egg, well beaten

½ tsp vanilla extract

½ tsp almond extract

2½ cups flour

¼ tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cream of tarter

Maraschino Cherries

 

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream together butter and sugar

Add egg and extracts and beat well

Add the dry ingredients and mix well.

Cover and chill for 1 hour

Form small balls and place on a cookie sheet.

Cook in a preheated 375 degree oven for 10-12 minutes, depending big you roll the balls. Smaller ones might only take about 8 minutes)

While the cookies are cooking, take your maraschino cherries, dry them off with a paper towel, and cut them in half.

After cookies come out of oven, put on rack to cool and place a cherry in the middle of the cookie.

 

NOTES

Another option for these cookies that my mom would do was to roll the cookie into powdered sugar, and instead of putting a cherry on, she would but a blanched almond slice on top before cooking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: sugar-n-spicegals.com