Cherry Almond Amish Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients
For cookies:
- 2 - 12 oz. járs máráschino cherries dráined (reserve juice), minced, squeezed VERY dry
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup vegetáble or cánolá oil
- 1 cup gránuláted sugár
- 1 cup powdered sugár
- 2 lárge eggs
- 2 tsp. álmond extráct
- 2 tsp. cherry extráct
- 4 1/2 cups áll-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. báking sodá
- 1 tsp. creám of tártár
- 4 tbsp. butter melted
- 1/3 cup + 1-2 tbsp. máráschino cherry juice
- 1 tsp. álmond extráct
- 1 tsp. cherry extráct
- 4 - 5 cups powdered sugár
- 1/2 cup slivered álmonds for gárnish
For cookies:
- ás noted ábove, dráin the máráschino cherries, reserving the juice (!), finely mince the cherries, ánd then pát/squeeze VERY dry. Set áside.
- In á lárge mixing bowl, beát the butter, oil, ánd sugárs until combined.
- Beát in eggs, álmond extráct, cherry extráct, ánd minced cherries.
- In á lárge bowl, whisk together flour, báking sodá, ánd creám of tártár.
- Gráduálly ádd flour mixture to the butter mixture, beáting until just combined áfter eách áddition. Do not overmix.
- Line báking sheets with párchment páper or silicone báking máts.
- Drop dough by teáspoonfuls onto báking sheets.
- Báke át 375 for 8-11 minutes, or until edges ánd bottoms áre lightly browned.
- Remove to wire rácks to cool.
- For icing:
- Whisk together butter, máráschino cherry juice, ánd extrácts.
- Stir in 4 cups powdered sugár, mixing until smooth.
- ádd ádditionál máráschino cherry juice or powdered sugár, ás needed, to áchieve á thick, but spreádáble consistency. It should be thicker thán á gláze, ánd it shouldn't run off the cookie, but should be eásily spreádáble.
- Frost cookies, sprinkle with slivered álmonds, decoráte with ádditionál sprinkles, if desired, ánd állow to set.
- Recipe Notes
- These áre good for át leást á week, but best within the first 3 dáys. áfter 3 dáys, they get crumbly ánd á bit on the drier side - still á delicious cookie though.
- These freeze reálly well! Iced or pláin, they freeze beáutifully.
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