Cookie Covered Cherries Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter - softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar - plus extra for coating
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 24 maraschino cherries
• GLAZE:
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon butter - melted
• 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Container: Cookie Sheet

Directions

PREP

1 hr

COOK

45 mins

READY IN

1.75 hrs

• Cream the butter and powdered sugar together until fluffy.
• Add the milk and vanilla. Beat until blended.
• Whisk the flour and salt together in another bowl and then gradually mix into the creamed mixture.
• After all of the flour and salt has been mixed in, divide the dough into 24 pieces. First divide the dough into even quarters. Roll each quarter into a log shape and then cut each log into 6 even pieces. Roll the pieces into balls.
• Flatten each ball and wrapped around a cherry. Roll back into a ball shape and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350°F for approximately 18 minutes or until the bottom edge is just beginning to brown.
• Remove from the oven, allow them to cool for about 5 minutes on the cookie sheet and then roll them in powdered sugar to coat evenly. Place on a wire rack to cool.

GLAZE:

• After the cookies are cooled combine all the ingredients for the glaze and stir with a fork until smooth.
• Place the glaze in a small bag, clip one corner of the bag, and then drizzle the glaze over the cookies.