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cherry drops

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Recipe by
LINDA BAILEY
@miffed13
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

From Mr. Food. These colorful cookies will add that festive touch to any cookie platter this holiday season. The recipe for Cherry Drops is so easy, you'll want to make these all year long!

yield 60 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For cherry drops

  • 3 stick
    butter, softened
  • (1) 3oz pkg
    cherry-flavored gelatin
  • 1 c
    sugar or splenda
  • 1
    egg
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking powder
  • 60
    maraschino cherries with stems, drained on paper towels
  • white decorative crystal sugar for sprinkling

How To Make cherry drops

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add gelatin and sugar and beat until well mixed. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour and baking powder. Mix well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on baking sheets.
  • 2
    Flatten with bottom of glass, and make an indentation in center of each cookie with your thumb. Place a cherry in indentation and sprinkle with sugar crystals. Bake 8 to 10 minutes,or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes,then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
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