Cherry Almond Refrigerator Cookies
So far these delicious little Cherry Almond Thins have been the favorite of all the Christmas cookies baked this week. They are just the right amount of chewy and sweet.
Please note that they are quite thin so if your oven is temperamental, you need to keep a really close eye on these to make sure they don’t overcook. Enjoy!
Cherry Almond Refrigerator Cookies
Cherry Almond Refrigerator Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup slivered almonds
- 1 cup butter or margarine softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ½ cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped red candied cherries
Instructions
- Sprinkle almonds in ungreased heavy skillet. Cook over medium heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently until nuts begin to brown, then stirring constantly until nuts are light brown. Cool 10 minutes. In food processor, process almonds until finely chopped; set aside.
- In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and creamy. Add egg and almond extract; beat on medium speed until smooth. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt until dough forms. Stir in cherries and chopped almonds.
- Form dough into 2 (8-inch) logs. Wrap in plastic wrap or waxed paper. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 375°F. Cut dough into 1/8- to 1/4-inch slices. On ungreased cookie sheets, place slices 2 inches apart.
- Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges start to turn golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
Notes
Adapted from Betty Crocker
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 81kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 56mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 99IUCalcium: 12mgIron: 0.3mg
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These are Cherry Almond cookies and there is no mention of nuts in the list of the ingred. Then it says in instructions to add cherries and walnuts. Little cofused on the cherries. Should it be 2 16 oz or half chopped and other half cut in half of the 16 oz one
Sorry for the confusion. I'll update the recipe to fix this. I omitted the nuts but mistakenly left the mention of nuts in the directions.
For the cherries, it should simply say half chopped, half cut in half.
Love how much you can make in one batch, they turned out great!