Cherry Nougat Cookies 12 Days Of Christmas Recipes

OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and the sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add the vanilla and incorporate into the butter and sugar mixture.
• Add the flour and cornstarch. On low speed, mix into the butter and sugar until well incorporated.
• Divide the dough into two portions, wrap each portion completely in plastic wrap and store in the fridge for 2 hours.
• When ready to bake, remove dough from fridge and let sit at room temperature for a few minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper or a silicone liner. Set aside.
• Roll one portion of the dough to 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured surface. Use a cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches of space between each cookie.
• Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let sit for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Once the cookie is completely cooled, whisk together the icing ingredients and set aside.
• Line the cookies up on the cooling rack so that they are evenly spaced. Place a layer of paper towels under the cooling rack for easy clean up. (This will catch the icing if any drips over the side.)
• Transfer the prepared icing to a Ziploc bag. Cut a small hole in one lower corner with scissors. Drizzle the cookies with the icing.
• Top the cookies with the halved glace cherries.
• Allow the iced cookies to sit undisturbed for one hour. This will allow the icing to harden.
• Cookies can be stacked. Store in a food-safe container. Can be frozen up to 3 months.

CHERRY CHRISTMAS SLICES

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Stir in cherries and pecans. Chill 1 hour. , Shape dough into three 10-in.-long logs; wrap securely and place in a freezer bag. Freeze until ready to bake, or up to 2 months., To bake, cut frozen logs into 1/8-in. slices, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° until edges are golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.