White Chocolate Cherry Shortbread | | |
Recipe type: Cookie, Dessert
Author: Jillian
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained and finely chopped
- 2 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cane sugar, plus more for sprinkling on top
- 1 cup(2 sticks) cold unsalted butter
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, chopped
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips, melted, for drizzling
- 1 1/4 tsp almond extract
- enough Maraschino cherry juice to bring the dough together
- Drain cherries in colander
- Combine flour and sugar in large bowl
- Cut butter into flour and sugar mixture, until mixture resembles coarse meal
- Stir in drained cherries and the chopped chocolate
- Stir in almond extract
- Stir in enough cherry juice and knead mixture in between parchment, until it forms a smooth ball
- Place dough in refrigerator for 30 minutes
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Scoop dough into heaping Tablesoon sized balls
- Place balls 2 inches apart on a Silpat or parchment lined sheet tray
- Sprinkle a bit of sugar onto cookie balls
- Use the bottom of a jelly jar to flatten balls to 1/2 inch thick
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until centers are set(when you lightly touch the center of cookie and it springs back)
- Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool completely
- Melt 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips in microwave, 10 seconds at a time Drizzle white chocolate over cookies
- Leave cookies on cooling racks, until chocolate is set
- Give them out to loved ones or enjoy them all yourself
Recipe by Food Filled Life at http://foodfilledlife.com/2012/12/11/white-chocolate-cherry-shortbread/