Description
Delicious walnut cherry cookies made with cream cheese and topped with maraschino cherries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
- 3 ounces brick-style cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup finely chopped walnuts (for rolling)
- Maraschino cherries (halved)
Instructions
- Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese together until creamy. Add the granulated sugar, egg and almond extract and mix until well combined.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix on low speed until combined.
- Cover the mixing bowl and chill dough for at least 2 hours and up to 48 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. (Cookies turn out best when the dough balls are small.) Roll each ball in the chopped walnuts and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Press a half cherry into each cookie.
- Bake for 9-12 minutes, until barely set and lightly golden on the bottom. Be careful not to over-bake.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps to prevent the cookies from spreading too much while baking.
- Make sure to use softened butter and cream cheese for a smooth dough.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg