Cherry Almond Cookie Bites |
Author: Guava Rose
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 18 mins
Total time: 38 mins
Tiny cherry almond cookie bites.
- ½ c. Butter, softened
- ½ c. Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 tsp. Almond extract
- 1-1/2 c. Flour
- ¼ c. Ground almonds
- ½ tsp. Baking powder
- 20-30 Cherry flavored cranberries or Dried sweet cherries
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg and almond extract. Add flour, ground almonds, and baking powder and mix until well blended.
- Cut dough into 8 equal sections. On a floured surface, roll each section into log having a diameter of about ¾", and then cut the log into ½" pieces.
- Place each piece, cut side down on a cookie sheet rounding out the shape. Cut the cherry cranberries or cherries into halves or quarters, depending upon the initial size, and press a piece into the middle of each cookie.
- Bake for 15-18 minutes until the bottoms are lightly browned.
Recipe by Guava Rose at https://www.guavarose.com/2012/02/cherry-almond-cookie-bites/
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