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Cherry Surprises | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | these melt-in-your-mouth #cookies are absolutely spectacular. #CandiedCherries are hidden inside each #cookie before #baking. Then they're rolled in powdered sugar to serve. These heavenly cookies have been on our #ChristmasCookie baking list for decades! #dessert #Christmas #ChristmasDessert #cherry #CherryDessert #ChristmasCookieExchange

Cherry Surprises

Teresa Ambra
Cherry Surprises are some of the most mouthwatering cookies ever! These delicious walnut butterball-type cookies include a maraschino cherry baked inside. The cookie is rolled in powdered sugar after it cools. Great for holiday baking and Christmas Cookie Exchanges.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 30
Calories 118 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 electric mixer
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 nut chopper if the nuts are not previously chopped
  • 1 small bowl
  • 1 spatula
  • waxed paper

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour or 2 ¼ cup cake flour, (use 2 ¼ cups regardless of what type of flour)
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup nuts finely chopped (measure after chopping)
  • 1/2 lb. candied cherries
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Cream butter and ½ cup powdered sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  • Add vanilla and nuts.
  • Add flour and mix well.
  • Wrap dough in waxed paper and chill several hours.
  • Take small amount of dough and flatten into a round – place a cherry in center and wrap dough around.
  • Put on greased cookie sheets.
  • Chill again 15 minutes. (These cookies must be chilled before baking or they run too much).
  • Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on oven racks every six to seven minutes of baking time.
  • Cool a few minutes before rolling cookies in powdered sugar.

Notes

NOTE: You will use a LOT of powdered sugar to roll the baked cookies in.
 
NOTE: Be sure to re-chill the dough after rolling the dough into balls so they hold they're shape while baking.
 
NOTE: These cookies are better with 2 1/4 cups flour whether it's unbleached like I usually use, or 2 1/4 cups cake flour. 
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 118kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 190IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 0.3mg
Keyword cherries, cherry dessert, cookie, dessert
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