Description
These Cherry Christmas Cookies are a festive treat featuring a buttery dough studded with chopped nuts and colorful candied cherries. Rolled into logs and sliced into perfect rounds, they bake up to a light golden color and bring seasonal cheer to any cookie platter.
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 2 cups candied cherries, quartered (red, green, or a combination)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit to get it ready for baking the cookies.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Incorporate Flour: Gradually add the flour to the mixture, mixing slowly to form a smooth dough.
- Fold in Nuts and Cherries: Gently fold the chopped nuts and quartered candied cherries into the dough, ensuring the cherries are evenly distributed.
- Shape Dough Logs: Place a third of the dough onto a piece of parchment or waxed paper and roll it into a log approximately 2 inches in diameter. Wrap the log securely in the paper.
- Repeat Shaping: Repeat the rolling and wrapping process two more times with the remaining dough to form three logs total.
- Chill Dough: Refrigerate the wrapped dough logs for at least 3 hours to firm up.
- Slice Cookies: Remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap each log. Using a sharp knife, slice the dough into 1/4 inch thick rounds.
- Prepare for Baking: Place the cookie slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, spacing them adequately.
- Bake Cookies: Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, or until the cookies turn light golden in color.
- Cool and Serve: Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on a wire rack before serving.
Notes
- Use red or green candied cherries, or a mixture, to enhance the festive appearance of the cookies.
- Chilling the dough logs is essential to achieve clean slices and prevent spreading during baking.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness for up to one week.
- For a nut-free version, omit the nuts or substitute with seeds if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 45 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
