Best Cherry Almond Cups Recipes

CHERRY-ALMOND CHEESECAKE COOKIE CUPS

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Need a fairly quick dessert? This is the one! Dress up these cheesecake cookie cups using silver or gold foil liners for the holidays.

Provided by Diana Adcock

Categories Cheesecake

Time 40m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

12 slices refrigerated chocolate chip cookie dough, 1/4 inch
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, at room temp
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 large egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1/3 cup sliced blanched almond
chocolate curls

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Line a 12 count muffin tin with cupcake liners.
Place 1 round of cookie dough in each lined cup.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile beat cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, egg and almond extract in a medum bowl until smooth.
Pour 3 T.
cream cheese mixture over each cookie in a cup.
Bake for an additional 15 minutes or until set.
Cool completely on a wire rack.
Top with cherry pie filling and sprinkle with blanched almonds.
Chill in the fridge for 1 hour.
Garnish with chocolate curls.

CHERRY ALMOND CUPS

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"To create these attractive mini-tarts, I adapted a bar cookie recipe I had been making for the holidays for many years," writes Christine Kneebone of Hilbert, Wisconsin. "If you like almond flavor, this cookie is for you!"

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 3 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
FILLING:
1 can (8 ounces) almond paste, cut into cubes
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
18 each red and green maraschino cherries, patted dry
TOPPING:
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Steps:

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Roll into 1-in. balls. , Press dough onto the bottoms and up the sides of well-greased miniature muffin cups. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pans on wire racks. , In a small bowl, beat the almond paste, butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs. Spoon 2 teaspoonfuls into each cooled cup; top each with a cherry. , Bake at 350° for 16-18 minutes or until lightly browned and filling is set. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , In a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 23mg cholesterol, Sodium 63mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.