Description
Delight in these festive Cherry Christmas Cookies featuring a buttery dough studded with quartered candied cherries and chopped nuts. Perfectly sliced and baked to a light golden hue, these cookies bring vibrant holiday colors and flavors to your cookie platter.
Ingredients
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Dough
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup powder sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 2 cups candied cherries, quartered (red, green, or a combination)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Cream Ingredients: In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and powder sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Add the egg and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix well to combine.
- Incorporate Flour: Gradually add the flour into the mixture and mix thoroughly to form the dough.
- Fold in Cherries and Nuts: Gently fold the quartered candied cherries and chopped nuts into the dough, ensuring even distribution throughout.
- Shape Dough Logs: Place a piece of parchment or waxed paper on the counter and place about one-third of the dough on it. Using your hands, roll the dough into a log shape approximately 2 inches in diameter. Wrap the log in the paper and secure the ends.
- Refrigerate Dough: Repeat the rolling and wrapping for the remaining dough portions. Place all dough logs in the refrigerator and chill for at least 3 hours to firm up.
- Slice Dough: Remove the dough logs from the refrigerator and unwrap them. Using a knife, slice the dough into 1/4 inch thick slices.
- Arrange on Baking Sheet: Place the sliced cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them evenly.
- Bake Cookies: Bake the cookies at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until they turn light golden in color.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Enjoy your colorful festive treats!
Notes
- Use red or green candied cherries for a traditional holiday look.
- Ensure dough is properly chilled to make slicing easier and to maintain shape during baking.
- For a nut-free version, omit the chopped nuts or substitute with seeds like sunflower or pumpkin seeds.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness for up to one week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
