Brandied Cherry Pockets

Brandied Cherry Pockets
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Flavorful cherries fill each of these uniquely shaped cookies.
50 min
Prep Time
3:40
Total Time
60 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

1 cup
sugar
1/2 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1
large Land O Lakes® Egg
1/2 cup
sour cream
1/2 teaspoon
vanilla
2 2/3 cups
all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
1/4 teaspoon
baking soda
1/8 teaspoon
salt

Filling

1 cup
dried cherries, finely chopped
1/2 cup
orange juice
3 tablespoons
orange marmalade
1 teaspoon
brandy extract

Glaze

1 1/2 cups
powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon
brandy extract
2 to 3 tablespoons
orange juice

Directions

  1. Combine sugar and butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg, sour cream and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
  2. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours or until firm.
  3. Combine cherries and 1/2 cup orange juice in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Cook, uncovered, 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until cherries are tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat. Stir in orange marmalade and 1 teaspoon brandy extract. Cool 15 minutes.
  4. Heat oven to 375°F.
  5. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Spoon slightly rounded 1/2 teaspoon cherry filling onto center of each cookie. Fold in half. Seal edges with fork. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are set and bottoms are very lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
  6. Combine powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon brandy extract in bowl. Add enough orange juice for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

Recipe Tips

- If dough is sticky when pressing edges with fork, lightly spray fork with no-stick cooking spray.

- For easy clean-up, place cooled cookies on cooling racks over waxed paper. Drizzle brandy glaze over cookies, allowing excess to drip onto waxed paper.

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
80
Cholesterol
10mg
Carbohydrates
13g
Protein
1g
Fat
2g
Sodium
30mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

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