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Maraschino Cherry Cookies

These Maraschino Cherry Cookies are crispy cherry cookies that are topped with a sweet cherry frosting and a maraschino cookie.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 40 Cookies
Calories 206kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowls
  • Hand mixer
  • cookie sheets lined with parchment paper
  • Piping bag
  • plastic wrap
  • Paper towels

Ingredients

  • 2 Sticks of Butter softened
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon Vanilla
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1 Tablespoon Baking Powder

Frosting

  • 1 stick of Butter softend
  • 8 ounces Cream Cheese softened
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 Tablespoon Heavy Cream
  • 32 ounces Powdered Sugar
  • cup Maraschino Cherry Juice - from the Jar
  • 1 Jar of Maraschino Cherry's - with Stems

Instructions

  • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, using the Whisk attachment, add the Butter, Sugar, Vanilla, and Egg, and blend until light and fluffy.
  • In a separate bowl, add the Flour, and Baking Powder, and stir well to blend. Add the Flour a little at a time and mix on low to blend, until all the Flour is added.
  • Remove the Whisk attachment, and use the paddle.
  • Continue to blend the Cookie dough until it's completely blended and a smooth ball starts to form. Scrape down the mixing bowl as needed.
  • Line two cookie sheets with Parchment paper, and roll the cookie dough into small balls, about 1 inch balls, and place the balls on the Parchment paper.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, or just until the cookies start to turn a light golden brown around the edges. About half way through baking the cookies, check the oven, and the cookies may have started to crack a little.
  • Take a flat bottom glass, dip it in Sugar before lightly applying to each cookie - smash the cookies very gently, and slightly, making them a little flatter, and spread out a little more.
  • This will give the cookies the crinkle look
  • When the cookies are done, remove from the oven to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • While cookies are cooling, make the Frosting.
  • Dry the maraschino cherries on a paper towel to dry. You will use these for topping the cookies.
  • In the mixing bowl of a stand mixer, add the softened Butter, and Cream Cheese, and blend to combine.
  • Add the Vanilla, and Heavy Cream, and mix.
  • Add the Powdered Sugar and the Cherry Juice a little at a time, blending after each addition, until the Frosting is smooth and fluffy. This will give the Frosting the delicate Pink Color, and a wonderful Cherry Cream Cheese flavor.
  • Using Plastic wrap (Glad wrap) tear off a piece about 12 inches wide, and place the Frosting length-wise in the middle of the plastic wrap; it will look like a long ribbon of Frosting.
  • Then, roll the plastic wrap around the Frosting, making sure to keep it long, or length-wise like a long ribbon. Twist the ends of the plastic wrap .
  • Snip the end off of the Plastic wrap, on one end only, and place it in a Pastry bag with the large Star Tip.
  • Pipe the Frosting onto the cookies, using a swirling motion, and bring it up to a point.
  • Place a Cherry on the top of each cookie.
  • Allow the Frosting to set or firm up a bit, about 30 minutes.
  • Serve, and Enjoy!

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cookie | Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 22mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 230IU | Vitamin C: 0.002mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg