Embark on a delightful culinary journey with our comprehensive guide to crafting the perfect cherry bell cookies. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will provide you with all the essential tips, tricks, and ingredients you need to create these delectable treats that burst with cherry flavor and a hint of holiday cheer. From selecting the ripest cherries to achieving the ideal cookie texture, we've got you covered. So preheat your oven, gather your ingredients, and let's embark on a sweet and flavorful adventure.
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SPICED CHERRY BELLS
Coffee and ginger flavor this old-fashioned recipe Peggy Graving of Butte, Montana received from her mother-in-law years ago. "I always bake up a batch for the dessert buffet I host on Christmas Eve," Peggy writes. "Everyone comments on the taste, and the bell shape of the cookies adds to the festive occasion."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield About 4-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in corn syrup, egg and cream. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate dough for 2-4 hours or overnight. , On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. , In a bowl, combine the first three filling ingredients; mix well. Stir in pecans. Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of each cookie. Shape into a cone by folding edges of dough to meet over filling; pinch edges together. Place a piece of cherry at open end of each bell for clapper. , Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 28mg cholesterol, Sodium 153mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
CHERRY BELL COOKIES
My mother, who was an avid collector of cookie recipes, always baked this cookie for Christmas. It is one of the many had in her special recipe book, which held only her favorite recipes.
Provided by Robin J.
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Sift together: 3 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ginger and 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee. Put aside.
- Cream 1 cup butter or margarine. Add 1 1/4 cups brown sugar. Cream well. Blend in dark corn syrup, egg, and cream. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
- Roll out dough, 1/3 at a time on floured board to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut cookies into 2 1/2 inch rounds. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- To Make Filling: Combine 1/3 firmly packed brown sugar, 1 tablespoon butter, 3 tablespoons cherry juice. Stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts, chopped fine.
- Place 1/2 teaspoon filling in center of each round. Shape into a bell by folding sides of dough to meet over the filling using spatula to fold over sides. Make top of bell narrower than at the clapper end. Place 1/2 of a maraschino cherry (cut side down) at open end of each bell for clapper. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 214.2 calories, Carbohydrate 28.1 g, Cholesterol 24.2 mg, Fat 10.8 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 116.8 mg, Sugar 12.4 g
SPICED CHERRY BELL COOKIES
At Christmas, my mother always baked 12 different types of cookies and placed trays of them on our dining room table, along with nuts, candies, and fruits. It was always beautiful. She passed this recipe on to me because it was my absolute favorite. Not too sweet, just right! The dough can bit a bit sticky, so keep it refrigerated until ready to use, and try to work quickly with it.
Provided by saammw
Categories Dessert
Time 1h42m
Yield 5 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For dough:.
- Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and coffee. Cream butter and gradually add firmly packed brown sugar. Mix well.
- Blend in dark corn syrup, egg and heavy cream. Beat well. Add dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Refrigerate dough for at least one hour. Roll out dough, 1/3 at a time on floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into 3-inch rounds. Place on cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.
- For filling:.
- Combine all filling ingredients and mix well. Place 1/2 teaspoons of filling in the center of each round. Shape into a bell by folding the two upper edges of dough toward the center, covering all but the lower edge of the filling, using a spatula if necessary. Place 1/4 or 1/2 of a maraschino cherry just below lower edge of filling for the clapper. Bake at 350 degrees 12-15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1181.1, Fat 65.5, SaturatedFat 27.9, Cholesterol 150.1, Sodium 473.1, Carbohydrate 142.8, Fiber 5.2, Sugar 73, Protein 12.5
MRS. B'S CHRISTMAS BELLS
Provided by Valerie Bertinelli
Categories dessert
Time 3h
Yield about 4 1/2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Make the Dough: Beat the brown sugar and butter with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the corn syrup, egg, cream, and lemon zest. Whisk together the flour, instant espresso, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl; gradually add to the butter mixture, and beat at low speed until combined. Shape the dough into a flat disk; wrap with plastic wrap. Chill the dough until firm, at least 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Make the Filling: Stir together the brown sugar, maraschino cherry juice and butter until blended; stir in the pecans.
- Roll the dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place the dough circles 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- Place 1/2 teaspoon of the filling in the center of each dough circle. Shape into a cone by folding the edges of the dough to meet over the filling; pinch the edges together. Place 1 cherry half at the opening end of each bell for the clapper.
- Bake until golden brown, about 12 minutes. Cool on the pans for 5 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
CHERRY KISS COOKIES
Topped with a chocolate kiss, these cherry-flavored cookies look super cute on a dessert tray. Share them with family and friends. -Joy Yurk, Grafton, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 4-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until blended. Beat in cherry juice, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in cherries., Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. , Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into center of each cookie (cookie will crack around edges). Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85 calories, Fat 5g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 51mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
MARY'S BELL COOKIES
Categories Cookies Coffee Nut Dessert Bake Kid-Friendly Cherry Pecan Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes about 5 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Make filling:
- Stir together brown sugar, butter, and 3 tablespoons cherry juice until combined, then stir in pecans. Set cherries aside.
- Make cookies:
- Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk together flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, and coffee.
- Beat together brown sugar and shortening in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, 6 to 8 minutes. Add corn syrup, egg, and cream and beat until combined well.
- Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, then mix until combined.
- Roll out one third of dough between 2 sheets of wax paper to 1/8-inch thick (about 15 by 11 inches). Chill dough on wax paper on a baking sheet until slightly firm, about 10 minutes. Cut out as many cookies as possible with cutter and transfer with a metal spatula to 2 ungreased large baking sheets, spacing them 1/2 inch apart. Roll out, chill, and cut remaining dough in same manner. Reserve scraps.
- Center 1/2 teaspoon nut filling on lower half of each cookie, then, using spatula, fold sides in toward center to form a cone. (Dough may crack along fold; part of filling will be exposed.)
- Stem and quarter cherries. Place 1 cherry quarter over exposed filling on each cookie to make bell clapper.
- Bake cookies, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until edges are pale golden, 12 to 16 minutes total. Transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Reroll scraps, then make more cookies in same manner (reroll only twice), baking them on cooled sheets.
CHERRY COOKIES
Make and share this Cherry Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Diana Adcock
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 3 dozen cookies (or so)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pre heat oven to 375 and grease well cookie sheets.
- Combine butter, sugar, vanilla, salt and flour.
- Will be stiff.
- Stir in chopped cherries.
- Form into balls and place on sheets 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 15 minutes, DO NOT LET BROWN.
Tips:
- For chewier cookies, chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking.
- To prevent the cookies from spreading too much, use a chilled baking sheet.
- For a crispier cookie, bake the cookies for a few minutes longer.
- If you don't have a cherry pitter, you can use a paring knife to remove the pits.
- You can also use other dried fruits, such as cranberries or raisins, in this recipe.
- If you want a sweeter cookie, you can add more sugar to the dough.
- For a more tart cookie, you can use less sugar in the dough.
- These cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Cherry bell cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. These cookies are also a great way to use up leftover cherries. So next time you have a cherry pie or cobbler, be sure to save some cherries to make these delicious cookies.
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