Brenda’s Recipe
Growing up in a household with wonderful smells of food and bakery is an important part of my childhood...
Growing up in a household with wonderful smells of food and bakery is an important part of my childhood. Christmastime especially holds fond memories of my mom and I baking the Christmas cookies. One such cookie that was a favorite of my mom’s was a cookie called a Cherry Delight.
I hope you make cookies with your kids this year no matter how old they are and make a memory. Please email me at brencook4u@gmail.com with your comments or questions.
CHERRY DELIGHT COOKIES
Ingredients:
1 cup butter (2 sticks) softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups finely chopped pecans or walnuts
48 candied cherry halves
Cooking spray
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Beat butter and sugar in mixing bowl on medium until light and fluffy.
- Add corn syrup egg yolk and vanilla. Beat well.
- Gradually add flour, beating on low speed after each addition until well blended.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray baking sheets with cooking spray. Beat egg whites in a small bowl until fluffy.
- Roll teaspoons full of dough into balls and dip each ball in egg whites, then roll in chopped nuts until evenly coated. Place on cookie sheet 1 1/2 inches apart and press cherry half on top of each cookie.
- Bake 25 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely on wire rack.
