Cherry Blossom Cookies
Cherry and chocolate is a match made in heaven! And cherry blossom cookies exploit that dessert chemistry with a tart, chocolatey richness.
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Servings: 24 Cookies
Calories: 62kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated suger + extra for rolling the cookie in.
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 tsp maraschino cherry syrup
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- 24 Hershey's kisses
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer, cream together the butter and granulated sugar until fluffy in texture and light in color.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the egg yolk, cherry syrup and almond extract. Mix until well combined.
- Add in the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix until a soft dough forms.
- Lastly, stir in the chopped maraschino cherries until evenly distributed.
- Scoop the dough out into equal sized portions. I use about 1 tbsp of dough for each portion.
- Roll into a ball and then roll into granulated sugar before arranging onto the cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350°F for 7-9 minutes or until the cookies spread slightly and are no longer wet and glossy in the centers on the top of the cookie.
- Immediately after the cookies come out of the oven, gently press a chocolate Hershey’s kiss on top.
- Allow the cookies to cool and the chocolate to set back up before storing.
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Nutrition
Calories: 62kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 67mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.3mg