Cherry cookies
Description
The baking is simple and quick. Making fabulous cherry cookies at home is not difficult at all. This cookie is made from shortcrust pastry with fresh or canned cherries and a beautiful pink glaze. What else to add? These lovely, delicious cookies are always very popular—with kids, sweet lovers, everyone :) Enjoy your baking! Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the cherries. If you are using fresh cherries, wash them and remove the pits. If using canned cherries, take them out of the syrup and place them on a paper towel.
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Step 2
Add softened butter to the bowl of a food processor and beat for 7 minutes. Then add sugar, almond extract, cornstarch, and flour. Beat until smooth, about 5 minutes.
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Step 3
Sandy dough is quite difficult to shape by hand, so we shape it using a deep spoon. It's quite simple. First, take a spoonful of dough.
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Step 4
Press a depression with your finger.
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Step 5
Place a cherry in the indentation.
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Step 6
And cover it with dough on top, forming a single ball :)
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Step 7
Approximately like this.
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Step 8
Place the finished cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake in a preheated oven at 175 degrees for about 13 minutes. Cherry cookies should turn golden brown.
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Step 9
Now prepare the glaze. To do this, in a separate bowl, whisk together 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 tablespoon melted butter, and 1 tablespoon cherry juice or jam.
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Step 10
We cool the glaze slightly and transfer it to a plastic bag (with a corner cut off) or to a piping bag.
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Step 11
Glaze the cookies, bake a little longer, then remove, let cool, and serve.
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Step 12
You end up with such a delight :))