Saturday, March 15, 2014

Cherry Pie Cookies


Yesterday was Pi Day!  So in honor of that holiday I decided to make Cherry Pie Cookies!  I did this rather than make a whole pie because I knew there would be other St. Paddy's Day desserts made this weekend!


Here's What You Need to Make the Cherry Pie Cookies:

  • 2 sticks of butter (1 cup), softened
  • 1 tsp almond extract 
  • 3/4 cup of powdered sugar 
  • 2 cups of all purpose flour 
  • 1 can of cherry pie filling (you won't use the whole can)
Here's What You Need to Make the Glaze:
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar 
  • 1-2 tsp milk 
  • 1 drop almond extract 

Now Let's Make the Cherry Pie Cookies:
  1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees 
  2. In a stand mixer, using a paddle attachment, cream together the butter and almond extract
  3. Add the powdered sugar and beat until smooth
  4. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, and beat until a dough forms 
  5. Roll dough into 24 balls, approximately 1 inch in size, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets 
  6. Use your thumb or the handle of a wooden spoon to make indentations in the center of each ball
  7. Fill each indent with one or two cherries and some of the red gel
  8. Bake in the oven for 13-15 minutes
  9. Allow to cool for a few minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool 


Now Let's Make the Glaze
  1. In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, almond extract and 1-2 tsp of milk - you want it to be thin enough to pipe on cookies but thick enough that it will not run
  2. Once desired consistency is reached, spoon icing into a ziploc bag
  3. Snip off on corner of the bag and pipe icing over tops of cookies 
  4. Allow glaze to harden before storing cookies in an airtight container

If you don't like cherry pie filling, you can use another type of pie filling!  Chocolate or blueberry would be great! Happy Pi Day! 




1 comment:

  1. These look scrumptious and I will be making these today.

    Thank you for the recipe!

    ReplyDelete

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