cherry tea cakes

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Gail Herbest
Bangor, ME

Easy, not too sweet and great with a cup of tea. Picture is my own

(2 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min

Ingredients For cherry tea cakes

  • 1 c
    powdered sugar
  • 1 c
    butter or margarine softened
  • 2 tsp
    maraschino cherry liquid
  • 1/4 tsp
    almond or vanilla extract
  • 3
    drops of red food coloring
  • 2 1/4 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    drained maraschino cherries chopped
  • 1/4 c
    vanilla or white chocolate chips melted for drizzle
  • 1 CUP OF CHOPPED WALNUTS CAN BE ADDED AT THE SAME TIME AS THE CHERRIES IF DESIRED

How To Make cherry tea cakes

  • 1
    Heat Oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl beat powdered sugar, butter, cherry liquid, extract and food coloring, at med speed until well blended. add flour and salt and beat until well blended. stir in cherries.
  • 2
    shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie pan 2 inches apart.
  • 3
    bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
  • 4
    remove from cookie sheets onto cooling rack. cool at least 20-30 minutes and drizzle with melted white/vanilla chocolate chips

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