Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries (drained and chopped)
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup of cold salted butter (cut into pieces)
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • chocolate for drizzling (optional)

Instruction

  • Pat the cherries with a paper towel to help absorb the moisture. They should be fairly dry before adding them to the batter.
  • Set the cherries aside and preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
  • Whisk the flour and sugar briefly to combine. Using a pastry cutter, or two forks, cut in the cold butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
  • Stir in the vanilla extract and the cherries. The dough should look crumbly but not combined.
  • Knead that dough, with clean hands, until it forms a solid ball.
  • Form 1 inch balls, I suggest using a cookie scoop (affiliate) for this, and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.
  • Dip the bottom of a drinking glass into sugar and gently press each cookie until it is 1/2 inch thick.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the cookie tray immediately and place on a cooling rack.
  • Drizzle with melted chocolate if desired.