Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg, large

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Almond extract
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup Walnuts

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter
  • 3 oz Cream cheese

• Desserts

  • 1 Maraschino cherries

Found on kristineskitchenblog.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2½ cups all purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• Maraschino cherries, halved

Directions

• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and cream cheese together. Add sugar, egg, and almond extract and mix until well combined. Sift dry ingredients together over the mixer bowl; mix on lowest speed until combined.
• Chill dough for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Form dough into 1 inch balls. (Cookies turn out best when the dough balls are tiny.) Roll each ball in the chopped walnuts and place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Press a half cherry into each cookie.
• Bake for 9-12 minutes, until barely set and lightly golden on the bottom. Be careful not to over-bake.