These Cherry Blossom Cookies are a delicate shortbread type cookie with hints of almond which have the scrumptious combo of chocolate and cherry!
A CHOCOLATE AND CHERRY LOVERS COOKIE RECIPE
Cherry Blossom Cookies are a improbable classic recipe that mixes the irresistible flavors of shortbread, chocolate, and cherry. These mouthwatering treats are a cousin to the beloved Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies that everyone knows and love. With their fairly, basic blossom cookie look and their deliciously candy style, these cookies are positive to move you again to easier instances and are the right cookie to present to that particular somebody on Valentine’s (or Galentine’s) Day!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
After I was testing these, I made some with out parchment and regretted it! I’d extremely encourage parchment. These cookies are delicate and dealing with them on parchment is good.
The dough ought to have the consistency of a really moist playdough. You need to have the ability to roll a ball with out it sticking to your fingers, however shouldn’t must pressure it collectively.
In case your dough is just too sticky to deal with, slowly add extra flour till you may deal with it. In case your dough must be compelled collectively to kind a ball, you may add some moisture till desired texture is reached.
That is all actually primarily based on private desire. You need to use almond, vanilla or cherry extract for much more cherry taste. I’ve personally had these with each almond and vanilla. I preferred almond whereas my household prefers the vanilla.
Chilling the dough is an important step however you don’t have to relax them for lengthy since they’re small. I’ve discovered that 15-20 minutes is sufficient time. Chilling the dough prevents it from spreading too skinny whereas baking.
Positive. The pink colour comes from the maraschino cherries and juice. If you would like a extra vibrant pink, you might use pink meals coloring or pink sugar to roll the cookies in for an additional pop of colour.
It may be tough with coloured cookies however the edges will present indicators of refined browning. You can too gently carry a cookie and peek underneath it.
As soon as the cookies have cooled, switch them to a lidded storage container and maintain at room temperature for as much as 4-5 days. You possibly can freeze them in a freezer secure container for as much as 3 months. Watch out because it’s straightforward for the kisses to fall off as soon as frozen or whereas thawing.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- unsalted butter – forgot to take your butter out in time to melt it to room temperature. See my publish on Soften Butter Quick.
- powdered sugar – some people wish to sift their powdered sugar to get out any lumps so be at liberty to take action.
- maraschino cherry juice– you may get this from the jar of maraschino cherries
- almond extract – you may substitute with cherry extract or vanilla extract
- all objective flour – it’s tremendous vital you don’t pack your measuring cup with flour when measuring. You’ll find yourself with approach an excessive amount of flour and could have dry and crumbly cookies. For those who should not have a kitchen scale, one of the best ways to measure flour is to dump some right into a bowl (don’t measure from the bag). Take your measuring cup and scoop up the flour (don’t pack or push down). Take the flat finish of a butter knife and simply scrape the surplus off.
- maraschino cherries – I’ve solely used maraschino cherries for this recipe so I can’t say for positive how some other sort of cherry (like morello cherries) would work out.
- granulated white sugar – that is used for rolling and helps to create a bit texture.
- Hershey Kisses – be at liberty to make use of any taste of Hershey’s kisses that might work effectively with the cherry flavors.
HOW TO MAKE CHERRY BLOSSOM COOKIES
In a big bowl, utilizing an electrical hand mixer, mix the butter and powdered sugar till mild and fluffy. Add the cherry juice and extract of alternative and proceed mixing till easy.
Add 2 cups of flour and salt and blend on low till totally integrated. As soon as the 2 cups are added, slowly add a few Tablespoons of flour at a time till the dough resembles a playdough consistency and might be dealt with with out sticking to fingers (you might not want the complete quantity).
Rigorously stir within the chopped maraschino cherries, simply till mixed. Use a Tablespoon spherical cookie dough scoop to kind small cookie dough balls and roll the balls in granulated sugar till coated. Place them evenly aside on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Chill the dough balls for no less than 20 minutes earlier than baking.
Whereas the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350F. Bake within the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or till baked by way of. NOTE: As with all baked items, oven instances can differ relying on the kind of oven used (convection, gasoline or electrical), what rack it was baked on and the way shut it’s to any heating components and the way your explicit oven heats up (with scorching spots, and so forth.) so please go by your personal information of your oven to know when to examine the cookies and decide when they’re finished.
Take away from the oven and place a Hershey Kiss within the heart of every cookie.
Enable to chill earlier than serving.
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In a big bowl, utilizing an electrical hand mixer, mix the butter and powdered sugar till mild and fluffy.
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Add the cherry juice and extract of alternative and proceed mixing till easy.
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Add 2 cups of flour and salt and blend on low till totally integrated. As soon as the 2 cups are added, slowly add a few Tablespoons of flour at a time till the dough resembles a playdough consistency and might be dealt with with out sticking to fingers (you might not want the complete quantity).
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Rigorously stir within the chopped maraschino cherries, simply till mixed.
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Use a Tablespoon spherical cookie dough scoop to kind small cookie dough balls and roll the balls in granulated sugar till coated.
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Place them evenly aside on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Chill the dough balls for no less than 20 minutes earlier than baking.
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Whereas the dough is chilling, preheat the oven to 350F levels
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Bake cookies within the preheated oven for about 10 minutes or till baked by way of. (See my notes beneath)
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Take away from the oven and place a Hershey Kiss within the heart of every cookie whereas they’re nonetheless heat.
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Enable to chill earlier than serving.
- Please seek advice from my FAQ’s (Regularly Requested Questions) and ingredient listing above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the most typical questions.
- This was calculated at 12 servings – 2 cookies per serving.
- NOTE: As with all baked items, oven instances can differ relying on the kind of oven used (convection, gasoline or electrical), what rack it was baked on and the way shut it’s to any heating components and the way your explicit oven heats up (with scorching spots, and so forth.) so please go by your personal information of your oven to know when to examine the cookies and decide when they’re finished. Bake instances are solely estimates.
Energy: 443kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 6g | Fats: 19g | Sodium: 60mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 28g
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