CHERRY DROP COOKIES

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This cookie takes shortbread to the extreme! It's loaded with buttery goodness, candied cherries and nuts. This recipe is a family favorite, handed down for generations.

Provided by liquidconfusion

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 1h30m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 cups butter
2 egg yolks
1 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups cake flour
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt (can omit if using salted butter)
2 cups nuts (choice of soft nut)
3 -4 cups candied cherries

Steps:

  • Beat the butter, egg yolks and brown sugar until creamy. Add vanilla and beat again. Remove beater and get a spoon to mix the rest of the way. Alternate adding flour, nuts and candied cherries.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 350F for 12-13 minutes. These cookies will brown very fast due to the butter content. You should remove them when the bottoms are just starting to turn brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161.2, Fat 10.9, SaturatedFat 5.3, Cholesterol 28.2, Sodium 119.2, Carbohydrate 14.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 4.7, Protein 2.2

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