Cherry Nougat Cookies

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Cherry Nougat cookies were completely new to me until last year.  My husband has always talked about a store bought cherry cookie his mom bought when he was little.  He couldn’t give me very much information on it, so it was going to be really hard to recreate it.  After talking to his sister and his mom, I did some research and came up with this recipe.  He says it isn’t exactly like what he had as a kid, but it was still a big hit at our house.  I have another bag of cherry chips I am going to play around some more to see what I can come up with, but in the mean time you don’t want to miss these cookies.

I don’t often get the pleasure of having my husband and 8 year old in the kitchen with me.  If I am baking cookies, they both tend to hang around, and try to snag some dough.  The day I made these the boys hung around like never before.  Something about almond and cherry extract together made the house smell incredible.  Word to the wise….make sure your mixer is on low when you add the powdered sugar.  That may have led to a few laughs at my house.

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Yield: 48

Cherry Nougat Cookies (12 Days of Christmas)

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A homemade version of the old classic Archway Cherry Nougat Cookie

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, , softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp almond extract
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 4 tsp cherry extract
• Red/Pink food coloring, (optional)
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup almonds, , pulsed very fine
• 1 (12 oz) package Cherry Chips
• Additional powdered sugar for coating.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a stand mixer combine butter, powdered sugar, sugar, salt, almond, vanilla and cherry extract. If you want pink cookies, add a few drops of extract at this time.
3. Slowly add the flour until fully incorporated.
4. Fold in finely chopped almonds and cherry chips.
5. Divide the dough into quarters. Roll each quarter into "ropes" about 1 inch thick. Slice cookies about 1/4 inch thick. Lay out a baking sheet. Bake for 12-15 minutes. You want to take them out before they start to brown.
6. Allow to cool completely. Once cool, roll cookies through powdered sugar.
7. Store in an air tight container

Notes

Recipe from Lovely, Local, Fresh

Nutrition Information

Yield

48

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 154Total Fat 9gSaturated Fat 5gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 20mgSodium 115mgCarbohydrates 16gFiber 1gSugar 7gProtein 2g

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