Cherry Surprise Cookies

By KimberlySeverino

Cherry cookies, with maraschino cherries are wrapped around cherry cordial Kiss candies and then baked. Bite into the cherry cookie with chocolate!

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries, well drained and patted dry
• Hershey’s cherry cordial kisses or dark chocolate kisses
• Powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a medium bowl, mix butter on high for 1 minutes. Add the granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined.

Add the egg and almond extract. Beat in flour.

Unwrap kisses – you will be forming the cooking around them. Make a ball of dough and wrap it around the kiss.

Place on greased baking sheet (or use parchment paper). Bake for 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly golden brown

Lightly dust cooled cookies with powdered sugar.

*** Keep fingers wet! If not, the dough will stick to your fingers instead of the kisses **