Favorite Cookie Exchange Recipe
Cherry Blossom Cookie
#SundaySupper
Cherry Blossom Cookies
This weekends Sunday Supper theme is Favorite Holiday Cookie Exchange Recipe.
This holiday cookie extravaganza #SundaySupper is hosted by Isabel from the Family Foodie.
She is the founder of the Sunday Supper movement and an awesome person so check out her site that is full of great recipes you and your family will enjoy for your own Sunday Suppers.
We also have another special host this week. Janet Keeler, Food & Travel Editor for the Tampa Bay Times and Author of Cookielicious will be joining us with tips on baking for the Ultimate Cookie Exchange and to answer any of your baking questions.
At 7 pm est December 9th the #SundaySupper crew will be celebrating all things cookies on Twitter.
Up for grabs are 5 signed copies of Cookielicious so make sure you join us as we talk about our favorite holiday cookie recipe.
There will be more info on the Twitter party at the bottom of this post.
My favorite holiday cookie exchange recipe.
You may have seen me post a picture or two of these cookies in the past few years. It is my all time favorite cookie. I only bake it at Christmas time.
Everyone loves them that tries them.
They are a beautiful pink color from the maraschino cherry liquid that is added to the cookie dough.
After you check out my recipe be sure to scroll down and check out the other 52 mouth watering holiday exchange cookie recipes from the rest of the #SundaySupper crew.
Recipe slightly adapted from the Cherry Chocolate Kisses recipe found in the Better Homes & Gardens Special Interest Publication "Christmas Cookies" 2001
Ingredients
1 cup butter (no substitutions) softened
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
1/8 tsp salt
2 teaspoons maraschino cherry liquid
1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
granulated sugar
48 Hershey's milk chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350' F. Beat butter in a mixing bowl on medium high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add powdered sugar and salt; beat until combined.
- Beat in cherry liquid and almond extract until combined.
- Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in the remaining flour and the cherries with a wooden spoon.
- Chill dough for at least an hour.
- Unwrap all the Hersey kisses and set aside.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls, rolling them in your hand.
- Gently flatten the balls into a disk.
- Dip in granulated sugar, covering all sides of the dough.
- Place balls 2 inches apart on a un-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies 10-14 minutes just until the bottom edges are lightly browned.
- Remove each baking sheet of cookies from the oven and immediately press a Hersey kiss into the middle of the hot cookies.
- Let cool about five minutes and carefully move the cookies to a cooling rack with out disturbing the soft Hersey kiss. (see notes).
- Cool completely before storing in a single layer in an air tight container.
Notes
It takes a very long time for the Hersey kiss to harden after melting on top of the hot cookie. You can speed it up placing the cookies in refrigerator for 20 minutes or so. Be sure the Hersey kisses have hardened before storing or the kiss can be damaged.
Chilling the dough is not unnecessary but it makes handling the dough so much easier.
The Sunday Supper Favorite Cookie Exchange Cookies:
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- Turtle Thumbprint Cookies by Cravings of a Lunatic
- #glutenfree Almond Oatmeal Raisin Cookies by Cooking Underwriter
- Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies by The Foodie Army Wife
- M & M Cookies by Damn Delicious
- Snowball Cookies by Small Wallet Big Appetite
- Mocha Thumbprint Cookies by The Meltaways
- Cardamom-Walnut Cookies by Home Cooking Memories
- Polish Chrusciki (Bow Ties) by Comfy Cuisine
- Cherry Blossom Cookies by Flour on my Face
- Rosettes by That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Millionaire’s Shortbread by Gotta Get Baked
- Double-the-Mint Chocolate Kiss Cookies by The Weekend Gourmet
- Whole Wheat Cereal Cookies by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Chocolate Dipped Potato Chip Shortbread Cookies by The Girl in the Little Red Kitchen
- Scories De Vulcan | Lava Stones Cookies by The Daily Dish Recipes
- Zimtsterne {Cinamon Stars} #Dairyfree by Galactosemia in PDX
- S’mores Cookies by Hezzi-D’s Book and Cooks
- Chocolate Whoppers by Vintage Kitchen Notes
- Ricotta Cookies with White Chocolate Glaze Country Girl in the Village
- Turtles by Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
- Salted Caramel Brownie Cookies! by I Run For Wine
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Toffee Cookies by The Urban Mrs.
- Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies by She likes ruffles, he likes truffles
- Amaretto Almond Biscotti by Noshing With The Nolands
- Mexican Chocolate Cookies by Generation Y Foodie
- Ice Cream Kolaczki by Cookistry
- Amoniaczki by What Smells So Good?
- Fruit and Nut Ice Box Cookies by In the Kitchen with Audrey
- Ginger Bourbon Balls by girlichef
- Candy Cane Blossom Cookies by Mommas Meals
- Double Chocolate Cranberry Cookies by Lovely Pantry
- Ninja Bread Men by Diabetic Foodie
- Peppermint Sugar Cookies by In The Kitchen With KP
- Christmas Crunchies by Magnolia Days
- Cream Cheese Swirled Red Velvet Cookies by Mom’s Test Kitchen
- Double Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies and Tips on Mailing Cookies by Chocolate Moosey
- Congo Bars by Supper for a Steal
- Mint Surprise Cookies by The Cookie A Day Challenge
- Salted Caramel Thumbprint Cookies by Midlife Road Trip
- Best Ever Pecan Pie Bars by Shockingly Delicious
- Oreo Cheesecake Cookies by Baker Street
- Biscoff Pillow Cookies by by The Messy Baker Blog
- Mexican Hot Cocoa Cookies by Juanita’s Cocina
- Raspberry Thumbprints for my first #SundaySupper! by Kelly Bakes
- Tea Biscuits by My Cute Bride
- Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies by Mama Mommy Mom
- Lebanese Butter Cookies for the Christmas Season by The Catholic Foodie
- Almond Joy Macaroons by Cupcakes and Kale Chips
- Gluten Free Coconut Fruit Nut Cookies by Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- Snowball Surprise Cookies by Family Foodie
Check out Cookielicious by Food Editor Janet K. Keeler from The Tampa Bay Times now while there is a special… Buy One Cookielicious Cookbook and get one for a friend!
Do you have a favorite cookie to take to a Cookie Exchange? Please join on us on Twitter throughout the day during #SundaySupper on December 9th. In the evening we will meet at 7pm EST for our #SundaySupper Ultimate Cookie Exchange live chat.
All you have to do is follow the #SundaySupper hashtag or you can follow us through TweetChat.
We’d also love to feature your recipe for The Ultimate Cookie Exchange on our #SundaySupper Pinterest board to share them with all of our followers, too.
Absolutely gorgeous and your photography makes me want to take a bite right out of the screen!
Family Foodie recently posted..Snowball Surprise Cookies #SundaySupper
Thank you so much Isabel and thank you for hosting another great #SundaySupper
These are so pretty! I love cherries in everything and cannot wait to try these. I bet they taste like chocolate covered cherries!
What a beautiful cookie! I’m making a version of these today! YUM!
Jen @JuanitasCocina recently posted..Mexican Hot Cocoa Cookies ~ #SundaySupper Ultimate Cookie Exchange!
Omg, Chocolate and Cherry. That is heaven for me. Yum!
Shannon recently posted..Ricotta Cookies with White Chocolate Glaze for #SundaySupper
What a beautiful update to the traditional Peanut Butter Blossoms!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips recently posted..Almond Joy Macaroons (#glutenfree) for #SundaySupper Ultimate Cookie Exchange
Wow, such gorgeous cookies! Plus they look festive and yummy
Happy Sunday Supper!
These look insanely good. I love everything about them. They’re officially on “the list.”
Jennie @themessybakerblog recently posted..Chocolate Dipped Biscoff Pillow Cookies~#SundaySupper
Jennie
You won’t be sorry that is for sure they are one of the best cookies ever!
What adorable cookies!!
Conni Smith recently posted..Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Cookies | An All Cookie #SundaySupper
So pretty! The PB version is my all time favorite holiday cookie, I am sure I would love these too!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts recently posted..Turtles #SundaySupper
Erin
I make those also and they are another favorite.
They came out perfect! The flavors are wonderful!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen recently posted..Chocolate Whoppers #SundaySupper
Oh, they are so beautiful and yummy looking!
Bea recently posted..Zimtsterne {Cinnamon Stars} #Dairyfree for #SundaySupper
Bea
Thank you for the kind words! Happy baking!
How did you know I had some cherries in the fridge I needed to use? I can’t think of a better way than to make these beautiful cookies.
Renee recently posted..Christmas Crunchies for #SundaySupper Cookies
Wow, these are pretty cookies! And a very unique flavour for a holiday cookie table since cherry isn’t something that’s baked with a lot around Christmas. That definitely needs to change, starting with these!
Nancy @ gottagetbaked recently posted..Millionaire’s Shortbread for a #SundaySupper Holiday Cookie Exchange
How pretty are those, never had a cookie like that!!
Tara
Then you really must try them.
Love these! So colorful and delicious. Great cookies
Dara recently posted..Mexican Chocolate Cookies #Sunday Supper
I make a variation of the “kiss cookies” for my stepdaughter every year – they are her favorite. Love the idea of adding cherries – chocolate with cherry is one of my favorite combos.
diabeticFoodie recently posted..Ninja Bread Men for #SundaySupper
I also make the Peanut Butter Blossom cookies and they are a big fav with the family also.
These look so yummy and tasty I will have to try.
Sheila Fretz (@CookUnderwriter) recently posted..#GlutenFree Almond Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for #SundaySupper
These little blossoms are beautiful! You capture them so well. How can one resist?
OOh! I love the color on these! So pretty with the pink.
Donna recently posted..Kolaczki for #SundaySupper
Thank you Donna!
Chocolate and cherry is one of the BEST combinations! Although these cookies look so good without the kiss on top–I’m really tempted to try them plain!
Anne @ Webicurean recently posted..Spiced Rum Balls #SundaySupper
Anne
I have seen them with out the Hersey kiss and they are probably very good but I have always made them with the kiss on top and my kids would probably riot if I made it any other way.
My grandpa would have loved this, he loved this kind of candy
Sarah recently posted..Amoniaczki (Ammonia Cookies) for the #SundaySupper Holiday Cookie Exchange
These look so tasty and so pretty. I am sure these would make some great gifts
My husband would absolutely be all over these!!!! They look great.
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How beautiful! And they sound so yummy!
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What a great twist on blossom cookies. They are so pretty!
Susan recently posted..Homemade Applesauce #latkeweek
Okay, you totally have my attention! I am not a huge chocolate lover, BUT I am a huge cherry lover…..so this recipe ROCKS!!! Those cherry blossoms look so delicious, Hugs, Terra
Terra recently posted..Homemade Salted Caramels
Thank you Terra. Did you see the Sweet Cherry Almond Cookie Bar recipe I just posted? OMG! that’s all I can say……
I love, love, love these cookies! Can’t wait to bake them
Stephanie Zielinski recently posted..Mint Surprise Cookies for #SundaySupper
Love these cookies! I make a similar version with the Cherry Cordial kisses. You should give them a try! Although I love them with the plain ones too.
Carla recently posted..Award-Winning German Chocolate “Cake” Sandwich Cookies
I just made these! yours are so much prettier and perfect but mine do taste fantastic. Thanks you!
Denise
Practice makes perfect and the way they taste is all that matters. I’m glad you like them!
These sound wonderful. Hope the baker of the Cherry Blossom Cookies by Flour on my Face wins!!!