Chocolate Cherry Kisses

Name: Chocolate Cherry Kisses
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup powdered sugar; 18 teaspoon salt; 4 teaspoons marachino cherry liquid, halved; 14 teaspoon almond extract; 2 14 cups all-purpose flour; 12 cup chopped maraschino cherry; granulated sugar; 48 chocolate Hershey chocolate kisses

9 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
18 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons marachino cherry liquid, halved
14 teaspoon almond extract
2 14 cups all-purpose flour
12 cup chopped maraschino cherry
granulated sugar
48 chocolate Hershey chocolate kisses

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325.
2

Beat butter about 30 seconds, add powdered sugar and salt; beat until combined.
3

Beat in 2 teaspoons cherry liquid and almond extract.
4

Beat in flour.
5

Stir in cherries.
6

Shape dough into 1 inches balls.
7

Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
8

Dip a glass into the cherry liquid, then into granulated sugar and flatten the cookie.
9

Bake about 14 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.
10

If desired, press a chocolate kiss onto the top of each cookie.
11

Cool on wire rack.