Punch Bowl Cookies

Small sugar cookies have candied cherries pressed into the center creating a cookie version of miniature punch bowls.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 116 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 egg yolks
• 14 candied cherries, halved, or more as needed
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 pound butter

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until creamy and smooth; scoop by teaspoonful onto the prepared baking sheet. Make an indentation in the center of each portion and insert a cherry half.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are light brown, about 12 minutes.