Cherry Pecan Cookies

36 Servings
100% would make this recipe for Cherry Pecan Cookies again.

Pretty and pink, lots of cherry and pecan flavor.

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Cherry Pecan Cookies Ingredients

2/3 cup butter	2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar	1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla	1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice	1/2 cup diced maraschino cherries
1 egg	1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions for Cherry Pecan Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Dice the cherries and chop the pecans. Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the vanilla, cherry juice, and egg, beat until thoroughly blended. Stir the flour, baking powder, and salt together to mix evenly. Fold the cherries and pecans together so that the cherries share their juice with the nuts. Stir the cherry/pecan mixture into the dry ingredients to mix evenly. Add the flour/cherry/nut mixture to the butter & sugar mixture, 1/2 at a time, mix thoroughly. Drop onto a non-stick baking sheet by the rounded tablespoonful. Bake in 350 degree oven for 12 minutes.

Main Ingredient: CherriesCuisine: American

Ingredient Insight - look inside this recipe

All-Purpose Flour

Baking Powder

Butter

Cherries

Egg

Pecans

Salt

Sugar

Vanilla

Cherries Pecans Butter Snacks Dessert American

for flavor and categorization

A 10-oz. jar of maraschino cherries yields a generous 1/2 cup - use them all! I get the chunk size and appearance I like by cutting each cherry into 8 pieces. The cookie bakes up pretty high. For a flatter cookie, flatten the dough to about 1/4 inch thickness after dropping it onto the pan. [I posted this recipe.]