Cherry Cookies Recipe
Looking for a maraschino cherry recipe? These easy cherry cookies get their soft texture, great flavor, and beautiful pink color from chopped maraschino cherries and maraschino cherry juice. Drizzle with the two-ingredient cherry glaze and they’ll be one of your favorite cookies for any time of year.
Servings: 15 cookies
Ingredients
Cherry Cookies
- ½ cup Butter softened
- ¼ cup Sugar granulated
- 1 tablespoon Maraschino Cherry Juice
- ½ teaspoon Almond Extract
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Maraschino Cherries chopped
- 1 ¼ cup Flour
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
Cherry Glaze
- ¼ cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 teaspoon Maraschino Cherry Juice
Instructions
Cherry Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Remove stems from maraschino cherries (if needed) and chop into pieces. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix softened butter and sugar together.
- Add the cherry juice, almond extract, vanilla extract, and chopped cherries. Mix until just combined.
- Add flour and salt. Mix again until combined completely.
- Scoop cherry cookie dough into dough balls and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake cookies for 14-16 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown.
- Let cool completely. Preferably on a wire cooling rack.
Cherry Glaze
- In a small bowl, mix the powered sugar and cherry juice together until smooth.
- Once the cookies are cooled, place them on a sheet of parchment paper.
- Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over each cookie. If you would like to cover the entire top of each cookie, please double the glaze recipe.
- Allow the glaze to set.
- Enjoy!
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