Find out the secret now because I bet your stomach is just dying to know! The list of ingredients and the procedure to baking these amazing cookies lie within your hands now.
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Ingredients To Gather:
Cookies
- 1½ cup butter
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 eggs
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
The Sweet Cherry Buttercream:
- 3 cups confectioners sugar
- 1/2 cupbutter
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
Instructions To Follow:
Cookies
- In a mixer on medium speed, beat butter and sugar until well combined.
- Add 3 eggs, the extracts and mix.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly add flour to butter mixture and combine. If you over-mix this dough it will get tough.
- Put dough in Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour. (If your dough is sticky, add more flour, up to 1 cup) When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350.
- Roll dough out, use a 4-inch round cookies cutter to cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes on a parchment lined baking sheet.
How To Make The Sweet Cherry Buttercream:
- In a standing mixer, mix sugar and butter on low speed until well blended and then increase speed to medium and beat for another 3 minutes.
- Add almond flavoring and cherry juice continue to beat for 1 minute, adding more juice if needed for spreading consistency.
- Top with Rainbow Sprinkles.
I have to say that the cherry-flavored pink buttercream was too good to be true! It looks so lovely that it’ll have you go head-over-heels on these delectable treats! The trick to perfecting these rounded snacks is by actually not baking them all the way! Trust me and it will definitely be the most popular food at any potluck!
Article Source: I am Baker
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