These tasty and festive cookies feature red and green chopped cherries and chopped pecans in a delicious buttery dough.
Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups of all purpose Flour, spooned and leveled
- 2 sticks (1 cup) of Butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 Tablespoons of Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Almond Extract
- 1 cup of Red Candied Cherries, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup of Green Candied Cherries, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup of Pecans, finely chopped
Instructions:
- In a medium bowl, measure out flour and set aside.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add in sugar and beat until fluffy, about two minutes.
- Add in the milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Mix well.
- On a low speed, slowly add in the flour until just combined, scraping down the bowl, if necessary.
- Next, add in the chopped cherries and pecans by hand.
- Shape dough into two long “slice and bake” cookie logs. Use parchment or plastic wrap to wrap the logs to chill in the refrigerator. Chill dough for at least 2 hours. Optional: Roll the logs in Sweetened Coconut before chilling to make “Santa’s Whiskers” cookies.
- Preheat oven to 375° .
- Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Slice the cookies into 1/4 inch rounds and place on the parchment paper, one inch apart.
- Bake cookies at 375° for 12 minutes. Do not over bake the cookies. Allow cookies to cool for about 10 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling. Once completely cool, store cookies in an airtight container.
Enjoy!
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