Cooking Stars

CHERRY PIE COOKIES




Ingredients

·      2 cups flour
·      ¾ cup powdered sugar
·      1 tsp vanilla
·      21 ounce Lucky Leaf Cherry Pie Filling
·      ½ cup white chocolate baking chips
·      ½ cup butter, softened
·      ½ cup margarine, softened

 Instructions

1.    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer beat together butter, and margarine until fluffy. Add flour powdered sugar, and vanilla just until combined and a soft dough is formed.
2.    Roll the dough into tablespoon sized balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. about 2 inches apart. Make an indentation in the center of each ball. Scoop 1-2 cherries into each center indentation in the cookie.
3.    Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool. Melt the ½ cup white chocolate in the microwave stirring 30 seconds at a time in a microwave safe dish until smooth and be careful not to let it burn.
4.    Once chocolate is melted scoop into a ziplock blog. Snip the corner with scissors and drizzle the chocolate over each cookie.