Chocolate Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Chocolate Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe). My grandma loved chocolate-covered cherries, so I combined 2 recipes to come up with these yummy cookies. She loved that I made a special cookie just for her. These are also Jessie's favorite cookie.

Brief

Prep 25 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 48

Yield: 4 dozen cookies

Chocolate Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour

½ teaspoon salt

1 cup shortening (such as Crisco®)

1 cup powdered sugar

4 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

4 drops red food coloring

¾ teaspoon almond extract

⅛ teaspoon cherry flavoring (such as Wilton®)

¾ cup drained

chopped maraschino cherries

48 milk chocolate kisses (such as HERSHEY'S)

or more as needed

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Whisk flour and salt together in a small bowl.

Step 3

Combine shortening powdered sugar cherry juice red food coloring and cherry flavoring in a large bowl. Add flour mixture and mix well. Stir in maraschino cherries.

Step 4

Shape dough into 1-inch balls; arrange 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light golden brown 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately top each cookie with a chocolate kiss pressing firmly. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutritional Information

Chocolate Cherry Kiss Cookies Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:48

Calories: 99.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1g 2%

Carbohydrates: 11.3g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.4g 1%

Sugars: 2.6g

Fat: 5.8g 9%

Saturated Fat: 2g 10%

Cholesterol: 1mg

Vitamin A Iu: 8.7IU

Niacin Equivalents: 0.5mg 4%

Folate: 11.5mcg 3%

Calcium: 10.6mg 1%

Iron: 0.4mg 2%

Magnesium: 4.5mg 2%

Potassium: 30.2mg 1%

Sodium: 28.3mg 1%

Calories From Fat: 52.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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