Cherry Glazed Valentine Cookies

Cherry Glazed Valentine Cookies

Ingredients:

Cookies

• 1 cup softened butter
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• maraschino cherries

Cherry Glaze

• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon of maraschino cherry liquid
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Take a baking sheet and line it with parchment paper. Set aside

To make the cookies: In a mixing bowl, add the butter, flour, confectioners sugar and almond extract.

Beat this together until it is smooth and creamy.

Using a cookie scoop, teaspoon or tablespoon drop the mixture onto your prepared baking sheet. Place cookies 2 inches apart.

Drain some maraschino cherries and reserve 1 tablespoon of the cherry liquid to make the glaze.

Cut each cherry in half.

Lightly press down one half of a cherry into the top of each cookie.

Bake in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes or until the bottoms are slightly brown.

Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes.

Then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.

To make the glaze: In a bowl, add the confectioners sugar, your reserved maraschino cherry liquid and water.

Stir together until well combined.

Drizzle the glaze over your cooled cookies.