Speaking of special people in my life (see my previous posting)...
My mom is an angel sent from heaven above!
Just have a look at these darn cookies she sent me... It doesn't get much more perfect than this! I feel like a little girl at Christmas when my amazing momma sends me a package full of goodies, especially homemade goodies!
These cookies are beyond delectable. The texture, flavor, and design is flawless. If God had gotten off his lazy bum and created cookies on the seventh day, these would have been among his recipes! I think God should have spent his time baking on the seventh day, don't you?
Forgive my Catholic opinions, I was raised this way!
Thanks Momma... For raising me the way I am and baking the most amazing cookies ever!
Enjoy the recipe before God strikes me down!
Cherry Blossom Cookies
Recipe courtesy of My Momma
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 tsp. maraschino cherry liquid
1/2 tsp. almond extract
3-4 drops red food coloring
2½ cups flour
½ tsp. salt
½ cup maraschino cherries, drained and finely diced
1 bag chocolate stars
In a large bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, cherry liquid, almond extract, and red food coloring. Blend well.
Add the flour and salt, mix well.
Stir in the cherries.
Cover and refridgerate for 1 hour.
Shape the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes, then rotate the pans, and bake for 5 minutes more. Remove the cookies from the oven and quickly press a chocolate star into the middle of each one. Return the pans to the oven and bake for 2 more minutes to melt the chocolate.
Cool on wire racks.
Enjoy!
My mom is an angel sent from heaven above!
Just have a look at these darn cookies she sent me... It doesn't get much more perfect than this! I feel like a little girl at Christmas when my amazing momma sends me a package full of goodies, especially homemade goodies!
These cookies are beyond delectable. The texture, flavor, and design is flawless. If God had gotten off his lazy bum and created cookies on the seventh day, these would have been among his recipes! I think God should have spent his time baking on the seventh day, don't you?
Forgive my Catholic opinions, I was raised this way!
Thanks Momma... For raising me the way I am and baking the most amazing cookies ever!
Enjoy the recipe before God strikes me down!
Cherry Blossom Cookies
Recipe courtesy of My Momma
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 tsp. maraschino cherry liquid
1/2 tsp. almond extract
3-4 drops red food coloring
2½ cups flour
½ tsp. salt
½ cup maraschino cherries, drained and finely diced
1 bag chocolate stars
In a large bowl, combine the powdered sugar, butter, cherry liquid, almond extract, and red food coloring. Blend well.
Add the flour and salt, mix well.
Stir in the cherries.
Cover and refridgerate for 1 hour.
Shape the dough into balls and place on a baking sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for 5 minutes, then rotate the pans, and bake for 5 minutes more. Remove the cookies from the oven and quickly press a chocolate star into the middle of each one. Return the pans to the oven and bake for 2 more minutes to melt the chocolate.
Cool on wire racks.
Enjoy!
Hi honey!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely things you said!! Imagine my surprise when I saw that photo come up! It's so cute how you stacked them! So glad you're enjoying the cookies! You know baking always brings wonderful memories of our time together in the kitchen and it does a mom's heart good to spoil someone with baked goods....just wish the stars could have still been warm and melty when you got them! I'm so lucky to have the amazing daughters I have....you're both so special in my life!!
Love you bunches ~Momma~