Chocolate Cherry Blossom Cookies
Cherry sugar cookies topped with a Hershey's Kiss. Tastes like a chocolate covered cherry, and looks gorgeous on Christmas cookie trays!
Peanut Blossoms are a favorite of so many households (including ours!). I would never dream of going a Christmas without them!
I don't think it's possible to improve on the original. However, this version tastes amazing and looks so festive! Serve them alongside your traditional blossoms for a colorful looking cookie tray!
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Chocolate Cherry Blossom Cookies
Cherry shortbread cookies with a Hershey's kiss in the center. Looks gorgeous on holiday cookie trays.
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Servings: 36 Cookies
Calories: 126kcal
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Ingredients
- 1 Cup 2 Sticks Butter, Softened
- 1 Cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Maraschino Cherry Liquid
- Red Food Coloring I used Gel
- ½ Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 ¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
- 10 Oz. Jar Maraschino Cherries
- 3 Tablespoons White Sugar
- 36 Hershey's Kisses Unwrapped
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Drain cherries of their liquid, but be sure to reserve ~2 Teaspoons of their juice.
- Cream butter using a mixer or wooden spoon. Gradually stir in powdered sugar a little at a time.
- Stir in cherry juice, red food coloring, and vanilla
- Gradually stir in flour a little at a time. Mix until just combined.
- Fold in cherries.
- Shape dough into ~1 inch balls. Roll in white sugar. Gently flatten using a small juice glass.
- Bake 12-15 minutes ,or until the sides are just beginning to brown. Remove from oven and immediately press a kiss into the middle of each cookie.
Nutrition
Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 64mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 229IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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How many servings does this recipe produce?
~48 cookies Kelsie
Trying this recipe now. Thought I would let you know that your page is nearly impossible to use on a laptop or desktop, there are so many ads and pop ups that it slows the page down and then causes it to force close.
Hi Brandi,
How did they turn out?
Sorry to hear that you had trouble accessing my site. I've reduce the # lately, hope that helps. How frustrating that you had to go through that!
Do you cut the cherries up?
Yeah, a rough chop! 🙂
Do you cut the cherries up before you fold them into the batter?
this recipe needs more sugar and more cherry juice.
Hi Shelley,
Thanks for your feedback. Always feel free to adapt my recipes to fit your/your family's tastes.
xo
Krystle
Just made these with my girls (5 & 2) for valentine's day. Made them pink. Look cute the red cherries and pink cookie! Yummy!!! Turned out perfect!
What little girl doesn't love pink? So glad you guys enjoyed them, thanks so much for sharing your feedback Stacy! 🙂
Just made these with my girls (5 & 2) for valentine's day. Made them pink. Look cute the ree cherries and pink cookie! Yummy!!! Turned out perfect!
What a great idea for Valentine's Day as well as Christmas. The peanut butter (and Hershey's Kiss) version were one of my childhood favorites and I bet these are wonderful too.
Can't beat the peanut butter ones Laura!
These are so pretty!
Thanks Marye!
These look so cute for Valentine's Day! Thanks!
Thanks so much Valerie!
These would be really cute for Valentine's Day too!
So true, thanks Lisa!
Cherry + chocolate is my husband's favorite flavor combo, so I will have to make these for him!
If you do please let me know how they turn out Stephanie! Also stay tuned I just photographed another chocolate & cherry recipe today! 🙂
Okay, these look so delicious - I find that color almost irresistible! Hope to make some with the kiddos while they're still off from school this week.
Thanks Heather! The gel really helps delivery the proper color. If you guys made them please let me know how they turned out 😀
These are such a pretty color!
Thank you Marye!
Such a fun, happy cookie for the holidays.