Best 7 Festive Chewy Cherry Cookies Recipes

CHERRY ALMOND SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• In a large bowl, combine the sugar, cream cheese, and melted butter until smooth.
• Add the oil and mix until combined. Add the egg and combine again.
• Add cherry juice and almond extract and mix well. Fold in the chopped cherries.
• Add the dry ingredients to the cherry mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until well combined and a soft dough forms.
• Roll the dough into balls of about 2 tablespoons each and drop, about 2 inches apart, on a baking sheet line with a baking mat or parchment. (The dough will be very soft).
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, until edges have started to brown and look set.
• Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes and move to a cooling rack to cool completely.

FESTIVE CHEWY CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together until fluffy, then blend in juice from drained cherries and extract.
• Mix in flour until combined then stir in coconut and cherries.
• Shape the dough into rolls in plastic wrap(this will be very sticky!) and place in fridge for a few hours until firm (or freeze until needed).
• Preheat oven to 380°F
• remove from fridge and slice into rounds and place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for about 10-12 minutes.
• I did mine convection at 360 for about 10 minutes also.
• Bake until edges are slightly brown.

CHRISTMAS CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until well blended.
• Add eggs and almond extract, beating on medium speed until light and fluffy; about 2 minutes.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture gradually, beating on low speed just until blended. Fold in chips, coconut and cherries.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned around edges.

CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre heat oven to 375 and grease well cookie sheets.
• Combine butter, sugar, vanilla, salt and flour.
• Will be stiff.
• Stir in chopped cherries.
• Form into balls and place on sheets 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 15 minutes, DO NOT LET BROWN.

CHEERY CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. In another bowl, mix the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in the cherries, coconut and pecans. , Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Add the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and stir until smooth. Roll the mixture into 1-inch balls about the size of a walnut (larger if desired). Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press center of each ball with thumb.
• Drain cherries and reserve juice. Place a cherry in indentation of each cookie ball.
• In a saucepan, heat condensed milk and chocolate chips until chips are melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of mixture over each cherry and spread to cover cherry. (More cherry juice may be added to keep frosting of spreading consistency.)
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE-CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat brown sugar, shortening, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until well combined. Mix in milk, vanilla, and almond extract. Add flour mixture gradually, beating well after each addition. Stir in cherries and chocolate chunks.
• Place dough in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Drop heaping tablespoons of dough 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through.