Almond Cherry Cookies Buttery, Nutty, and Delightful!

Almond Cherry Cookies Buttery, Nutty, and Delightful!

Ingredients:

Cookies:

3/4 cup slivered almonds, ground

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 tsp salt

8 oz maraschino cherries, halved reserve 1 tsp juice

Red decorating sugar

Frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tbsp cherry juice

1 tsp almond extract

23 tbsp milk

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375F 190C. Line a baking sheet.

Make Dough: Cream butter, sugar, vanilla. Add flour, salt, almonds.

Shape: Wrap dough around cherries. Flatten slightly.

Bake 89 minutes.

Frost: Dip in frosting, add sugar.

Prep: 15 min Cook: 8-9 min