Chocolate Kiss Cherry Cookies

Chocolate Kiss Cherry Cookies

1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1 Cup Butter, Softened
2 teaspoons Maraschino Cherry Liquid
1/2 teaspoon Almond Extract
4 Drops Red Food Coloring
2 1/4 Cups Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 Cup Maraschino Cherries, Drained and Chopped
48 Milk Chocolate Candy Kisses


1. Preheat oven to 350º
2. Combine Powdered Sugar, Butter, Cherry Liquid, Extract, and Food Coloring in a bowl. Mix well
3. Add Flour and Salt. Mix well
4. Stir in the Cherries
5. Shape Dough into 1" balls
6. Place 2" apart on ungreased sheets
7. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until you can see that the lower edge is a light golden brown
8. Remove from oven and press a candy kiss into the top each cookie.

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Christmas Mice

Christmas Mice

I made these little mice last year, so cute, they were a Hit!

Open face up Oreo cookie
Chocolate dipped cherry for the body (tail is cherry)
Hersey's kiss for the head
Almond slice for the ears.
Cherry for nose (pinch of cherry)

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~**Cherry Cream Cheese Bake**~

~**Cherry Cream Cheese Bake**~

1 can cherry pie filling
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 tube crescent rolls
1/2 stick of butter
2 tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup granulated sugar


Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Grease an 8 x 8 baking dish.

Take half of the crescent rolls and lay them out on the bottom of the baking dish.

In a medium sized mixing bowl, blend cream cheese until smooth.

Once smooth, add powdered sugar and vanilla and blend.

Once blended, spoon onto the crescent rolls in baking dish and spread evenly.

Top with can of cherry pie filling.

Top with the last half (4 triangles) of the crescent rolls.

Melt butter and pour on top of crescents.

Top with granulated sugar and bake for 25 minutes or until browned.

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