CHERRY SUGAR COOKIE MACAROONS

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Provided by Sharon Colyer @Cmom02

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 - roll pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough
3/4 cup(s) chopped macadamia nuts
3/4 cup(s) coarsely chopped dried tart cherries
1 package(s) (7 oz.) sweetened flaked coconut
2 teaspoon(s) vanilla
1 cup(s) smucker's orchard's finest michigan red tart cherry preserves

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Let cookie dought stand at room temperature, for 20 minutes to soften.
In a medium bowl, break up cookie dough. Add nuts, cherries, coconut, and vanilla. Mix with a wooden spoon or knead with hands until well blended. Shape rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Bake 10-20 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes. With back of teaspoon make indentation in center of each cookie. Spoon 1 teaspoon of preserves in each indentation. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store in covered container. Makes 36 cookies.