Recipe: Cherry Cookies

It’s President’s Day, and in honor of our first president and his relationship with cherries (too much of a stretch? … Nah, we don’t think so), we’re making cherry cookies.

Just make sure you buy the cherries instead of chopping down your father’s cherry tree (okay, was that too much of a stretch? … Maybe so).

Prep time: 20 minutes | Cook time: 20 minutes

• 1 1/4 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup quick cooking oats

• 1/4 cup finely chopped sweetened coconut
• 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 1 pinch salt
• 15 maraschino cherries, finely chopped

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Beat 1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar and butter with an electric mixer until smooth. Add flour; beat for 5 seconds. Add oats; beat for 5 seconds. Add coconut; beat for 5 seconds. Add walnuts; beat for 5 seconds. Add salt; beat for 5 seconds.
3. Mix cherries into the butter mixture, beating until dough comes together and turns light pink from cherries, about 25 seconds.
4. Drop spoonfuls of the dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
5. Bake in preheated oven until slightly golden, 18 minutes. Remove from oven. Pour remaining 1 cup confectioners’ sugar into a shallow dish; roll warm cookies in sugar to coat. After rolling all of the cookies once, roll again in confectioners’ sugar to coat.

Recipe from AllRecipes.com.