Chocolate Cherry Kiss Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup shortening (such as Crisco®)
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 4 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
- 4 drops red food coloring
- ¾ teaspoon almond extract
- ⅛ teaspoon cherry flavoring (such as Wilton®)
- ¾ cup drained, chopped maraschino cherries
- 48 milk chocolate kisses (such as HERSHEY'S), or more as needed
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Whisk flour and salt together in a small bowl.
- Combine shortening, confectioners' sugar, cherry juice, red food coloring, almond extract, and cherry flavoring in a large bowl. Add flour mixture and mix well. Stir in maraschino cherries.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Arrange 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are light golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Immediately press a chocolate kiss into the top of each cookie. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
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