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Chocolate Cherry Blossoms
These adorable chocolate cherry blossoms are the perfect holiday cookie.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
5 mins
Total Time
27 mins
Servings: 30
Calories: 144182 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cherry Blossom Cookies
- 1 c. butter softened
- 1 c. powdered sugar
- 4 t. cherry juice from the maraschino jar
- 1/2 c. Maraschino cherries chopped
- 3/4 t. almond extract
- 2 1/2 c. flour
- 1 bag Hershey Kisses - dark chocolate is my favorite
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Put the butter and sugar in a mixer bowl and beat until creamy.
- Add the cherry juice, chopped cherries, and almond extract to the bowl and mix to combine. You can also add food coloring if you want to make the cookies even more pink.
- Mix in the flour until it is well combined. The dough will be dry, but it should be wet enough to make into balls. If you think it is too dry add more cherry juice, 1 teaspoon at a time.
- Form the dough into balls that are about 1 1/2” round. If you make the balls too small the kisses will overwhelm the cookies. Place the cookie balls on ungreased sheet cookie sheets or cookie sheets covered with parchment paper or a silcone baking mat.
- Bake the chocolate cherry blossoms at 350 for 10-12 min., until bottom edge turns light golden brown.
- While the cookies are baking unwrap the Hershey's kisses. Leave the cookies on the cookie sheet when they are done and gently push a kiss into the middle of each cookie. Keep them on the tray for another 5 minutes and then put them on cooling racks.
- Cool completely before making the optional glaze. To make glaze stir the powdered sugar, water and almond extract together. Drizzle over the top of the cookies and let it harden.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
144182kcal
(7209%)
Carbohydrates
20965g
(6988%)
Protein
564g
(1128%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
13368mg
(557%)
Potassium
264758mg
(7565%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
16509g
(33018%)
Vitamin A
199IU
(4%)
Calcium
13824mg
(1382%)
Iron
831mg
(4617%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 30Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 144182
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 144182kcal | 7209% |
| Carbohydrates | 20965g | 6988% |
| Protein | 564g | 1128% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 13368mg | 557% |
| Potassium | 264758mg | 5633% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 16509g | 33018% |
| Vitamin A | 199IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 13824mg | 1382% |
| Iron | 831mg | 4617% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.