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Cherry Blossom Cookies Recipe
Christmas Cookie Exchange Recipe
These Cherry Blossom Cookies are also called Cherry Kiss cookies and they are my families favorite Christmas cookie recipe. If I don’t make them during the Christmas baking season I am in big trouble! They are also one of our favorite Christmas Cookie Exchange recipes.
Cherry Blossom Cookies
This weekend’s Sunday Supper theme is Favorite Holiday Cookie Exchange Recipe.
This holiday cookie extravaganza #SundaySupper is hosted by Isabel from the Family Foodie.
She is the founder of the Sunday Supper movement and an awesome person so check out her site that is full of great recipes you and your family will enjoy for your own Sunday Suppers.
We also have another special host this week. Janet Keeler, Food & Travel Editor for the Tampa Bay Times and Author of Cookielicious will be joining us with tips on baking for the Ultimate Cookie Exchange and to answer any of your baking questions.
My favorite holiday cookie exchange recipe.
You may have seen me post a picture or two of these cherry blossom cookies in the past few years. It is my all-time favorite Christmas cookie exchange recipe.
I only bake it at Christmas time.
Everyone loves them that tries them.
They are a beautiful pink color from the maraschino cherry liquid that is added to the cookie dough.
After you check out my recipe be sure to scroll down and check out the other 52 mouth-watering holiday exchange cookie recipes from the rest of the #SundaySupper crew.
How to make Cherry Blossom Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (no substitutions) softened
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry liquid
- ¼ teaspoon pure almond extract
- 2¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup chopped maraschino cherries
- granulated sugar
- 48 Hershey’s milk chocolate kisses
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350′ F degrees.
- Beat butter in a mixing bowl on medium-high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add powdered sugar and salt; beat until combined.
- Beat in cherry liquid and almond extract until combined.
- Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer.
- Stir in the remaining flour and the cherries with a wooden spoon.
- Chill dough for at least an hour.
- Unwrap all the Hersey kisses and set aside.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls, rolling them in your hand.
- Gently flatten the balls into a disk.
- Dip in granulated sugar, covering all sides of the dough.
- Place balls 2 inches apart on a un-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies 10-14 minutes just until the bottom edges are lightly golden.
- Remove each baking sheet of cookies from the oven and immediately press a Hersey kiss into the middle of the hot cookies.
- Let cool about five minutes and carefully move the cookies to a cooling rack without disturbing the soft Hersey kiss. (see notes)
- Cool completely before storing in a single layer in an airtight container.
- Makes 48 Cherry Blossom Cookies
Print the Cherry Blossom Cookie recipe below.
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Cherry Blossom Cookie Recipe
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 12 minutes
- Yield: 48 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
Cherry Blossom Cookies
This Cherry Blossom Cookie Recipe slightly adapted from the Cherry Chocolate Kisses recipe found in the Better Homes & Gardens Special Interest Publication “Christmas Cookies” 2001 is made with a sweet and buttery cookie dough, marachino cherries, and topped with a Herseys Kiss. This is a show stopper when it comes to homemade Christmas cookies.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (no substitutions) softened
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 2 teaspoons maraschino cherry liquid
- 1/4 teaspoon pure almond extract
- 2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- granulated sugar
- 48 Hershey’s milk chocolate kisses
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350′ F. Beat butter in a mixing bowl on medium high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add powdered sugar and salt; beat until combined.
- Beat in cherry liquid and almond extract until combined.
- Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in the remaining flour and the cherries with a wooden spoon.
- Chill dough for at least an hour.
- Unwrap all the Hersey kisses and set aside.
- Shape dough into 1 inch balls, rolling them in your hand.
- Gently flatten the balls into a disk.
- Dip in granulated sugar, covering all sides of the dough.
- Place balls 2 inches apart on a un-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake cookies 10-14 minutes just until the bottom edges are lightly browned.
- Remove each baking sheet of cookies from the oven and immediately press a Hersey kiss into the middle of the hot cookies.
- Let cool about five minutes and carefully move the cookies to a cooling rack with out disturbing the soft Hersey kiss. (see notes).
- Cool completely before storing in a single layer in an air tight container.
Notes
It takes a very long time for the Hersey kiss to harden after melting on top of the hot cookie. You can speed it up placing the cookies in refrigerator for 20 minutes or so. Be sure the Hersey kisses have hardened before storing or the kiss can be damaged.
Chilling the dough is not unnecessary but it makes handling the dough so much easier.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 Cookies
- Calories: 140
- Carbohydrates: 13.2g
Keywords: Cherry Blossom Cookies, Cookie Exchange Recipe, Christmas Cookies, Blossom Cookie recipe
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Do you have a favorite cookie to take to a Cookie Exchange?
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Family Foodie
Absolutely gorgeous and your photography makes me want to take a bite right out of the screen!
Flour On My Face
Thank you so much Isabel and thank you for hosting another great #SundaySupper
Hezzi-D
These are so pretty! I love cherries in everything and cannot wait to try these. I bet they taste like chocolate covered cherries!
Jen @JuanitasCocina
What a beautiful cookie! I’m making a version of these today! YUM!
Shannon
Omg, Chocolate and Cherry. That is heaven for me. Yum!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips
What a beautiful update to the traditional Peanut Butter Blossoms!
Liz
Wow, such gorgeous cookies! Plus they look festive and yummy 🙂 Happy Sunday Supper!
Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts
So pretty! The PB version is my all time favorite holiday cookie, I am sure I would love these too!
Flour On My Face
Erin
I make those also and they are another favorite.
Jennie @themessybakerblog
These look insanely good. I love everything about them. They’re officially on “the list.”
Flour On My Face
Jennie
You won’t be sorry that is for sure they are one of the best cookies ever!
Conni Smith
What adorable cookies!!
Paula @ Vintage Kitchen
They came out perfect! The flavors are wonderful!
Bea
Oh, they are so beautiful and yummy looking!
Flour On My Face
Bea
Thank you for the kind words! Happy baking!
Renee
How did you know I had some cherries in the fridge I needed to use? I can’t think of a better way than to make these beautiful cookies.
Tara
How pretty are those, never had a cookie like that!!
Flour On My Face
Tara
Then you really must try them.
Nancy @ gottagetbaked
Wow, these are pretty cookies! And a very unique flavour for a holiday cookie table since cherry isn’t something that’s baked with a lot around Christmas. That definitely needs to change, starting with these!
Dara
Love these! So colorful and delicious. Great cookies
diabeticFoodie
I make a variation of the “kiss cookies” for my stepdaughter every year – they are her favorite. Love the idea of adding cherries – chocolate with cherry is one of my favorite combos.
Flour On My Face
I also make the Peanut Butter Blossom cookies and they are a big fav with the family also.
Sheila Fretz (@CookUnderwriter)
These look so yummy and tasty I will have to try.
Lyn @LovelyPantry
These little blossoms are beautiful! You capture them so well. How can one resist?
Donna
OOh! I love the color on these! So pretty with the pink.
Flour On My Face
Thank you Donna!
Anne @ Webicurean
Chocolate and cherry is one of the BEST combinations! Although these cookies look so good without the kiss on top–I’m really tempted to try them plain!
Flour On My Face
Anne
I have seen them with out the Hersey kiss and they are probably very good but I have always made them with the kiss on top and my kids would probably riot if I made it any other way.
Sarah
My grandpa would have loved this, he loved this kind of candy
Laura | Small Wallet, Big Appetite
These look so tasty and so pretty. I am sure these would make some great gifts
Katie
My husband would absolutely be all over these!!!! They look great.
Audrey's Mamma
How beautiful! And they sound so yummy!
Susan
What a great twist on blossom cookies. They are so pretty!
Terra
Okay, you totally have my attention! I am not a huge chocolate lover, BUT I am a huge cherry lover…..so this recipe ROCKS!!! Those cherry blossoms look so delicious, Hugs, Terra
Flour On My Face
Thank you Terra. Did you see the Sweet Cherry Almond Cookie Bar recipe I just posted? OMG! that’s all I can say……
Stephanie Zielinski
I love, love, love these cookies! Can’t wait to bake them 🙂
Carla
Love these cookies! I make a similar version with the Cherry Cordial kisses. You should give them a try! Although I love them with the plain ones too.
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I just made these! yours are so much prettier and perfect but mine do taste fantastic. Thanks you!
Flour On My Face
Denise
Practice makes perfect and the way they taste is all that matters. I’m glad you like them!
carol yemola
These sound wonderful. Hope the baker of the Cherry Blossom Cookies by Flour on my Face wins!!!
Jennifer Forrest
Hi,
What would you change or add when baking these cookies in high altitude? I made them before in Florida and have since moved to Colorado and the cookies came out flat. Thanks!
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Arlene Mobley
Jennifer
I’m sorry but I have no experience with high altitude baking. I did a quick search and found this high altitude baking guide from King Arthur Flour. http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipe/high-altitude-baking.html It sounds like you will need to do some experiments to find the right adjustments for this recipe.
Danette
Is this made with salted butter or unsalted butter? Thanks!
Arlene Mobley
Danette
Unsalted butter.