The whole city of Denver is presently dressed in millions of colorful holiday lights. The sparkling bulbs most definitely add some cheer to downtown's skyline. We recently visited Skyline Park just off of the 16th Street Mall for a fun evening of ice skating!
Colorful Christmas cookies also lend an abundance of cheer to warm gatherings on cold nights during the holiday season. This happy holiday spirit prompted me to prepare Cheery Cherry Cookies. I was so happy with the way these cookies turned out that I made another batch for a cookie exchange party. If you are looking for a new and crowd pleasing celebratory cookie, look no further. Just make these!
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| Cheery Cherry Cookies |
These cookies are super easy to make. No fuss with rolling out dough or cleaning up run away frosting. Just prepare a pretty pink batter, add chopped maraschino cherries, bake, and finally top with a Hershey's Kiss hat. Consider mixing yourself a cherry garnished old-fashioned and rockin' out to some Christmas tunes while you bake away!
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| Butter, sugar, almond extract, milk and flour. Add a splash of cherry juice and a few drops of red food coloring to get this cheery cherry pink. |
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| Drain and reserve the juice from your cherries. |
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| Add cheer. |
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| Bake. |
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| Eat! |
The adorable pink complexion of these cookies almost reminds me of rosy cheeks acquired from playing out in the cold winter weather! Cheers!
Cheery Cherry Cookies
Makes 48 cookies
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 Tbsp. Maraschino cherry liquid
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4 drops red food coloring
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup Maraschino cherries, drained, chopped
Hershey's Kisses, milk chocolate
Beat together sugar, butter, cherry liquid, almond extract, and food coloring. Mix in flour in small batches to make a smooth, soft dough. Stir in the chopped cherries, then shape into small, 1-inch balls. Place onto un-greased baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and place a Hershey's Kiss on top of each cookie immediately, while cookies are still soft and warm.
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