Frosted Cherry Drops

Name: Frosted Cherry Drops
Ingredients: 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package pillsbury plus white cake mix; 1/2 cup sour cream; 3 tablespoons cherry juice; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 1 egg; 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, finely chopped; FROSTING; 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1 tablespoon cherry juice; 2 -3 tablespoons half-and-half or 2 -3 tablespoons milk; maraschino cherry, cut into fourths

12 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package pillsbury plus white cake mix
1/2 cup sour cream
3 tablespoons cherry juice
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
1/2 cup maraschino cherry, finely chopped
FROSTING
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon cherry juice
2 -3 tablespoons half-and-half or 2 -3 tablespoons milk
maraschino cherry, cut into fourths

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

In large bowl, combine all ingredients EXCEPT cherries; stir until well blended.
3

Fold in cherries.
4

Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
5

Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
6

Cool for 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
7

Cool completely.
8

FROSTING:
9

In small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients EXCEPT cherries, adding enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency.
10

Frost cooled cookies; top each with one-fourth maraschino cherry.