RECIPE AND PHOTO SUBMITTED BY Kathy McClurg Galford
I made these Sunday afternoon and they are awesome!! Perfect Christmas cookie.
CHOCOLATE CHERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup of powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. maraschino cherry juice
1/2 tsp. almond extract
6 drops of red food coloring
2 1/4 cups of all purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
approx. 50 Hershey kisses
Preheat Oven to 350
In a large bowl beat your butter, powdered sugar, and salt…till well blended…add in cherry juice, almond extract and food coloring…Gradually Beat in flour…stir in cherries.
Shape into 1 inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on a greased baking sheet. Bake 8 to 10 min. or until bottoms are light brown. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into center of each cookie…it will crack around the edges…cool on pan for 2 min. then move to a cooling rack.
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