A festive melt in your mouth cookie, and very easy to make.
Prep time: 15min
Cook time: 20min
Ready in: 35min
Servings:36
Ingredients:
- 1 cup(or 225g) butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups(or 190g) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup(or 60g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1/4 cup(or 60g) red maraschino cherries, quartered
- 1/4 cup(or 60g) green maraschino cherries, quartered
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, combine butter, flour, and confectioners’ sugar. With an electric mixer, beat for 10 minutes, until light and fluffy. Spoon onto cookie sheets, spacing cookies 2 inches apart. Place a piece of maraschino cherry onto the middle of each cookie, alternating between red and green.
- Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly browned. Remove from oven, and let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer cookies on to wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container, separating each layer with waxed paper.
