Best 2 Cherry Ettes Recipes

FESTIVE CHERRYETTES

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This is my dad's favorite Christmas cookie. It is on the order of a shortbred cookie. I absolutely hate nuts but you don't really taste them in this cookie. I put the nuts in my blend and ground them fine.

Provided by Cheesehead

Categories Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 40 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons vanilla (Yes Tablespoons)
2 cups flour
1 cup pecans, finely chopped
20 candied cherries

Steps:

Blend together shortening, butter, salt, sugar and vanilla.
Add flour and pecans and mix into a soft dough.
Chill.
Preheat oven to 325° F and grease cookie sheets.
Measure out level tablespoonfuls of dough and roll between palms of hands to form round balls.
Place on greased cookie sheets.
Press a little indentation in center in each cookie with a thimble and put half of cherry on top.
Bake in preheated 325 oven for 25 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY COOKIES

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Although these cookies require a little extra effort, they're worth it. I make them for every family gathering-and they never last long! -Marie Kinyon, Mason, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
48 maraschino cherries, blotted dry
FROSTING:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

Steps:

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture (batter will be very firm). Shape into 48 balls, about 1 in. round, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Push 1 cherry halfway into each ball. , For frosting, melt chocolate chips in milk in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add cherry juice and stir until smooth. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry while the cookie is still warm. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.