Festive Cherry Drops

Name: Festive Cherry Drops
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 42 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 (6-ounce) jar (1/2 cup) maraschino cherries, well drained, chopped; Drizzle; 2/3 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 teaspoons shortening

Cherry cookies with a chocolate drizzle on top.

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25 min

Prep Time

1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

¹/₂ cup sugar

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

¹/₂ teaspoon vanilla

1 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 (6-ounce) jar (¹/₂ cup) maraschino cherries, well drained, chopped

Drizzle

²/₃ cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 teaspoons shortening

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour and baking powder; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add cherries; stir into dough.
STEP 2

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 3

Place chocolate chips and shortening in small bowl. Microwave , stirring occasionally, 30-45 seconds or until melted. Drizzle cooled cookies with melted chocolate. Let stand until chocolate is set.