Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe

By dorchuk

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 6 drops red food coloring, optional
• 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
• 54 milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until blended. Beat in cherry juice, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in cherries.

Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets.

Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into center of each cookie (cookie will crack around edges). Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.