Maraschino Cherry Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipes

I believe I have mentioned this before, whenever it’s one of my nieces or nephews birthdays, they get to pick what kind of cookie I make and mail to them. Pretty lucky, huh?!

Well one of my nieces doesn’t like chocolate… I know, I don’t understand – I live off chocolate. So I was giving her a few options of cookies I could make and one of the options was maraschino cherry cookies.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 stick unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 tsp almond extract

Small amount of pink gel food coloring

• 1 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup drained & finely chopped maraschino cherries (plus extra for garnish)
• 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (plus extra for garnish)

Directions:

• Preheat the oven to 350º F.
• In a mixing bowl beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer for 1 minute, or until combined. Add in the egg and extracts, beat again.
• Add in a small amount of pink gel food coloring and mix. In separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing by hand with a spatula.
• For full instructions please see : thefirstyearblog.com