Cherry Almond Chews topped with bright red cherries are festive chewy cookies. They are the perfect choice for a cookie exchange – pretty, chewy and won’t fall apart with handling. They also freeze well so you can make them ahead of time. Bonus! Resist the urge to make these cookies bigger than a teaspoonful. Keeping them small allows the cherry to be the star it deserves. Cutting the maraschino cherries in half is the most time consuming part of this recipe – put a whole cherry on top and solve that problem! However you choose, just relax and enjoy the whole process – these cookies are worth it!
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 ½ cups flaked coconut
- ¾ cup coarsely chopped roasted almonds
- 1 10 ounce jar maraschino cherries, drained
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Coarsely chop almonds and set aside. Place maraschino cherries in colander to drain.
- Cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs and extract, beat well.
- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Add gradually to the creamed mixture.
- Stir in coconut and nuts by hand.
- Spacing 2 inches apart, drop cookie dough by rounded TEASPOONSFUL onto lightly greased baking pan. Place a cherry half in the center of each unbaked cookie.
- Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove to wire racks to cool.
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Carole from Carole's Chatter says
Oooh I do hope you’ll swing by to Food on Friday to add this to Christmas Favourites! Cheers from Carole from Carole’s Chatter
Charlene says
Thanks for the invitation — heading over!