We are in the midst of another big snow storm and I am loving every minute of it!
Why?
Because I am home today and I love to be snowed in while baking Christmas cookies.
I do not know what propelled me to buy that HUGE jar of maraschino cherries. I guess I thought I needed more than I did.
While shopping last weekend, I saw these new Hershey kisses with cherry cordial filling. I immediately thought of using them for a cherry cookie topper.
The snow was falling, the trees were twinkling, and Kenny Rogers softly crooned Christmas carols as I started baking my first batch of cookies at 6:00 a.m.
This is the first time I made these and after the first batch, I needed to taste them to see if I wanted to do a second.
It was only 7:00 a.m. and I am not really ready to eat a cookie at 7 a.m., but I did... and, oh my, that filling was just like the inside of a chocolate-covered cherry.
YUM!
I did a little tweaking of a recipe and ended up with this:
Cherry Chocolate Cookies
1 c powdered sugar
1 c butter, softened
3 tsp. maraschino cherry liquid
1 tsp. strawberry extract (if you don't have it, just use vanilla)
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
about 27 cherry filled chocolate kisses (or more if you make smaller cookies than I did)
Combine powdered sugar, butter, cherry juice & strawberry extract .
Mix well.
Add flour & salt.
Slowly stir in until well combined.
Stir in cherries.
Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour if you have time. I did not do this.
Shape into walnut-sized balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 for 10 -12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Let cool one minute before removing from baking pan.
Thank you! I am SO making these this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI hope you like them, Catherine. Let me know what you think.
ReplyDeleteThey look yummy! I haven't seen that Hershey kiss yet and here I am in Hershey kiss country! I like that you get the cookie, chocolate and filling-all in one cookie!
ReplyDeleteI made a few kinds, on my blog, but am not happy unless I make about 5-6 different kinds. Sean plows through cookies like a bulldozer. He can't find the tins right now-lol-they are under my big corner cabinet.
Dianne
Oh Zoey these cookies look so very yummy!!
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