It’s not even cherry season her, but I can’t wait for it to arrive…
In the meantime I thought I’d make some cherry cookies with cherry icing.
Oh how I love fresh cherries! My cherry pitter gets quite a workout in the kitchen.
Right now it’s hibernating.
Until about mid May.
I tinted the cookie dough pink so they are extra pink with the added pink icing.
These were so yummy, I’m not even going to tell you how many I ate before they cooled and I could ice them.
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ cups confectioners sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 teaspoons cherry extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 drops Americolor soft pink coloring
- 3 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Cream together room temperature butter and sugar
- Add to this the egg and extract
- Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Adding a cupful at a time.
- Mix until the dough forms a ball on the paddle
- Roll out dough on floured surface and using cookie cutter, cut into desired shape.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 7-9 miinutes
- Cherry Icing
- Mix one cup powdered sugar with two teaspoons corn syrup, add in 2-3 tablespoons water and two teaspoons cherry extract along with 4-5 drops soft pink coloring.
- Mix until icing is smooth and pipe onto cookies with #4 tip.
recipe adapted from Sweet Sugar Belle’s Lemon Poppy Cookie
Cool cookies completely before icing, or eat them all when they are warm, your choice!
If you don’t want to ice them with a piping bag. Ice the cookies with this easy method.“How to ice cookies the easy way”
Two ways to ice them, you decide, a lot or a little!
If you like Cherry you may like these
I even started a Cherry Board on Pinterest
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These are insanely gorgeous. I didn’t even know there was such a thing as cherry extract, I’ve got to get some. That is a great pink color!
These are so pretty. You can almost taste them. I’ve got to find some cherry extract.
I’m all about cherries, can’t wait for the season to get here!!
So sweet. And I love cherries!
Wonderful!!! So cute!!!
so awesome! You make the best cookies!
How cute are these! I love cookies with icing and the bright red is bright and happy – just the way I like my cookies.
Oh by the way I like your new look!
thanks Russell! I couldn’t wait for my “new look” it was a long time coming.
First your oatmeal cut-outs and now these pretty cherry cookies. I’m going to be busy in my kitchen with your recipes
P.S. Your won-ton soup and your peanut noodles posts show up in my reader but when I click on the link I get Error Page Not Found message (??)
Hi Paula, thanks for telling my I will check the links tomorrow .
these are some beautiful cookies, love that they’re cherry flavored!
these are absolutely beautiful, Diane! they’re so cheery and bright, and they definitely remind me of cherries! I am a little obsessed with fresh cherries, I could probably eat a pound of them in one sitting without realizing it!
Such a great flavor for cookies…and so pretty!
Would these be good without the icing?
Yes the cookies by themselves are very delicious, if you are not an icing person. If you want more cherry taste in the cookie add additional extract.
What are the ingredient measurements for the cherry icing?
sorry about that I’m trying a new recipe format and the amounts aren’t showing up
1 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons corn syrup
2-3 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons cherry extract
Americolor soft pink coloring(4-5 drops)
Mix until icing is smooth and pipe onto cookies with #4 tip.
so pretty!