Maraschino Cherry Thumbprint Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

baking spray
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup softened butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cups crushed corn flakes
15 maraschino cherries, halved

Nutrition Info

113.8 calories
carbohydrate: 16 g
cholesterol: 23.1 mg
fat: 5 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 1.5 g
saturatedFat: 3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 117.3 mg
sugar: 6.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat baking sheets with baking spray.

  2. Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.

  3. Beat sugar and butter together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beat well. Stir in milk and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and mix well.

  4. Shape dough into level tablespoon-sized balls. Roll in corn flakes. Place on the prepared baking sheets. Make a shallow indention in the tops of the cookies with your thumb, top each cookie with a halved cherry.

  5. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

30 cookies

Recipe Note

Yellow-colored maraschino cherry thumbprint cookies, with a soft center. Taste has a hint of pineapple upside-down cake.

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