White Chocolate Chip Cherry Shortbread Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp Almond extract
  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 8 oz White chocolate chips

• Dairy

  • 1 cup Butter

• Desserts

  • 1/2 cup Maraschino cherries

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Description

Ingredients

• ½ cup maraschino cherries, drained and finely chopped
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup cold butter, cut into pieces
• 8 ounces white chocolate chips, finely chopped
• ½ teaspoon almond extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, combine your flour, sugar and butter and mix until you have fine crumbs. Mix in almond extract.
• Stir in the chopped cherries and chocolate.
• Shape dough into teaspoon sized balls and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Press down on each ball with the flat bottom of a glass.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 12 minutes and allow to cool on the cookie sheet for one minute before removing to a wire rack.