Coconut Cherry Surprise Cookies Recipes

CHERRY COCONUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Mix egg and vanilla into butter/sugar mixture until combined.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add sifted dry ingredients and cherries, coconut, and nuts to butter/sugar mixture and mix until combined.
• Drop onto greased cookie sheet. We used a 2 tbsp scoop, leveled to form our cookies.
• Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cookies should be very sligthly browned on the edges. Transfer to wire rack to cool.
• While cookies are cooling, make the glaze by combining powdered sugar, cherry juice, melted butter, and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Stir until smooth. If the glaze starts to harden up, you can microwave it for about 6-7 seconds to thin it out again.
• Once cookies are cool, top with glaze and decorate with sprinkles (optional).

COCONUT CHERRY SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Place drained cherries on a paper towel.
• Grind slivered almonds in a food processor. Transfer to a bowl.
• Place coconut in the food processor; grind until finely chopped. Transfer 1 cup to a resealable plastic bag; add 3 drops of green food coloring, seal the bag, and shake. Pour into a bowl. Transfer remaining coconut to a separate resealable plastic bag; add 3 drops of red food coloring. Pour into a separate bowl.
• Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in water and almond extract.
• Combine flour, ground almonds, oats, and salt in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture gradually; dough will be crumbly.
• Pack 1 tablespoon of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned, 16 to 18 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• Line a baking sheet with waxed paper. Place 16 ounce package sugar in a bowl; mix in enough reserved cherry juice to reach a smooth dipping consistency. Dip the tops of the cooled cookies in the icing and then in the colored coconut. Place on waxed paper until icing is set, about 20 minutes.

CHERRY SNOWBALL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; gradually add flour and mix well. , Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each cherry, forming a ball. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until the bottoms are browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.

CHERRY SURPRISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Top each with a chocolate star and wrap dough around it. Top each with a candied cherry half. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.