MARASCHINO CHERRY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Maraschino Cherry Thumbprint Cookies image

Yellow-colored maraschino cherry thumbprint cookies, with a soft center. Taste has a hint of pineapple upside-down cake.

Provided by LemonMeringuePie

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cherry Dessert Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

baking spray
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
¾ cup softened butter
2 eggs
2 teaspoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ⅓ cups crushed corn flakes
15 maraschino cherries, halved

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat baking sheets with baking spray.
Stir flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
Beat sugar and butter together in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in milk and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and mix well.
Shape dough into level tablespoon-sized balls. Roll in corn flakes. Place on the prepared baking sheets. Make a shallow indention in the tops of the cookies with your thumb; top each cookie with a halved cherry.
Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.8 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 23.1 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 117.3 mg, Sugar 6.9 g