Cherry Shells

5 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 (1 pound, 1.5 ounce) package dry sugar cookie mix (recommended: Betty Crocker)
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened and cut into pieces
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons cherry extract
  • 12 red or green candied cherries, halved

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. 2
    In the bowl of an electric mixer combine, the sugar cookie dough, cream cheese, eggs, and extract.
  3. 3
    Fit a cookie press or resealable plastic bag with a star template or 3/4-inch star tip.
  4. 4
    Pipe dough in 2 1/2-inch lines, 2 inches apart on an un-greased cookie sheet.
  5. 5
    Press a cherry half at the base of each shell.
  6. 6
    Bake for 12 minutes, until brown on bottom and raw look is gone from tops.

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