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Cherry Kiss Cookies!

Cherry Kiss Cookies!

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Cookie week continues with one of everyones favorite cookies! 

These are for all you cherry lovers out there who eat cherries out of the jar!! Ok, just me? 😀

You dont have to add the red coloring in these but for the holidays I thought it looked pretty 🙂

 

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The flavor is amazing and they are super easy to make!

Perfect for the Holidays or even Valentines day!

Soft and chewy and perfectly delicious!

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The recipe

Cherry Kiss Cookies!

  • Servings0

Ingredients

  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
  • Red gel food coloring
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 10 oz jar maraschino cherries no juice
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • Hershey's kisses unwrapped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Use a mixer to beat your butter until creamy and slowly mix in your powdered sugar.
  3. Mix in the cherry juice, red food coloring, and vanilla.
  4. Then mix in your flour 1/2 cup at a time.
  5. Fold in cherries.
  6. Fork dough into 1" balls and roll them into the granulated sugar.
  7. Bake 12-15 and immediately press a kiss into the middle of each cookie when they come out of the oven.
  8. ENJOY!