cherry cookies

ingredients

• servings: 18
• 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup quick cooking oats
• 1/4 cup finely chopped sweetened coconut
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 pinch salt
• 15 maraschino cherries, finely chopped

recipe

preparation time: 20 mins cook time: 20 mins ready time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• beat 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar and butter with an electric mixer until smooth. add flour; beat for 5 seconds. add oats; beat for 5 seconds. add coconut; beat for 5 seconds. add walnuts; beat for 5 seconds. add salt; beat for 5 seconds.
• mix cherries into the butter mixture, beating until dough comes together and turns light pink from cherries, about 25 seconds.
• drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart prepared baking sheets.
• bake in preheated oven until slightly golden, 18 minutes. remove from oven. pour remaining 1 cup confectioners' sugar into a shallow dish; roll warm cookies in sugar to coat. after rolling all of the cookies once, roll again in confectioners' sugar to coat.