WHITE CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES

White Chocolate Cherry Cookies image

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 Jar Maraschino Cherries
1 cup butter, softened (I use salted)
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/4 cup white sugar
1 (3.4 ounce) package vanilla INSTANT pudding mix
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 (12 ounce) bag of white chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350*F Line baking sheets with parchment paper, non-stick foil or baking mat and set aside. Remove cherries from jar and discard juice or use for another recipe like our Cherry Limeade recipe. Chop cherries into 4 - 6 pieces per cherry. If you have a chopper, now is the time to use it! Blot cherries with paper towel to get rid of any extra juice. Set aside. In a mixing bowl cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar, scraping bowl as needed. Add powdered instant pudding mix to sugar mixture. Mix well. Add eggs & vanilla and mix well. Add baking soda and flour, mix and scrape sides as needed. Add cherries and white chocolate chips and mix well. Scoop onto prepare baking sheet in 1 inch balls. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until edges begin to golden.