Cherry Pie Cookies

By Liv0831

Ingredients

• Buttercream Frosting:
• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 (21 oz) can cherry pie filling
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbls cream

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat 375 degree F.
Cream together butter and sugar.
Add egg and vanilla.
Mix flour, baking powder, salt.
Mix until the dough forms a ball on the paddle.
Press 3 tbls of dough into each section of the Muffin Top Pan.
Bake 10 minutes.
Let cool completely.
Beat shortening, powdered sugar, and cream until smooth and place into a piping bag fitted with #21 tip.
Add 8 cherries to each cookie.
Pipe edge around each cookie with buttercream frosting.