Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 drops red food coloring, optional
- 1 cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- Milk chocolate kisses, unwrapped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, confectioners’ sugar and salt until blended. Beat in cherry juice, extract and, if desired, food coloring. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in chopped cherries.
Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
Bake 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into center of each cookie (cookie will crack around edge). Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Notes
Adapted from Taste of Home