Cherry Gems Cookies Recipes

CHEERY CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the cherries, coconut and pecans. , Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

LITTLE GEM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine first 3 ingredients using a food processor. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, beat the yolks with the vanilla extract and add to the flour mixture. Beat until completely blended. Pinch off pieces of dough and roll into balls. Place on the lined cookie sheet. Make indentation with thumb, fill the hole with preserves and press on a pecan half. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.

CHERRY GEMS (COOKIES)

Steps:

• Mix butter, eggs, brown sugar, and flour until well combined.
• Add baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, vanilla, cherries, and nuts.
• Roll dough into logs that are approximately 1 inch around. Wrap in waxed paper and place in the refrigerator until ready to bake.
• When you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Slice logs into 1 inch rounds and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 5 minutes before transfering to a cooling rack.

CHERRY DREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sifted icing sugar in a medium/large bowl.
• Add vanilla and cream it in.
• Sift dry ingredients (salt, flour, baking powder) in a separate bowl, then stir them in to the butter mixture.
• Add chopped cherries and mix well with spoon or fork.
• Roll teaspoons of dough into balls and place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Press into cookie shapes with floured fork.
• Bake at 350 degrees until golden.

CHERRY-ALMOND REFRIGERATOR COOKIES

Steps:

• Sprinkle almonds in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are light brown. Cool 10 minutes. In food processor, process almonds until finely chopped; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add egg and almond extract; beat on medium speed until smooth. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt until dough forms. Stir in cherries and chopped almonds.
• Form dough into 2 (8-inch) logs. Wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Cut dough into 1/8- to 1/4-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges start to turn golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.