Cherry Drop Cookies

Name: Cherry Drop Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups butter; 2 egg yolks; 1 cup brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups cake flour; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt (can omit if using salted butter); 2 cups nuts (choice of soft nut); 3 -4 cups candied cherries

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Recipe by liquidconfusion

This cookie takes shortbread to the extreme! It's loaded with buttery goodness, candied cherries and nuts. This recipe is a family favorite, handed down for generations.

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READY IN: 1hr 30mins

YIELD: 48 cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

cups butter
2

egg yolks
1

cup brown sugar
2

teaspoons vanilla
2

cups cake flour
2

cups all-purpose flour
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt (can omit if using salted butter)
2

cups nuts (choice of soft nut)
3 -4

cups candied cherries

DIRECTIONS

Beat the butter, egg yolks and brown sugar until creamy. Add vanilla and beat again. Remove beater and get a spoon to mix the rest of the way. Alternate adding flour, nuts and candied cherries.
Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350F for 12-13 minutes. These cookies will brown very fast due to the butter content. You should remove them when the bottoms are just starting to turn brown.

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