Pretty Cookies
by jerseygirl on December 17, 2008 · 41 comments
As I mentioned last week, I won the Barefoot Contessa’s new cookbook. How? By making these cookies. My local newspaper,
The Courier Post, has a holiday cookie contest every year and I managed to get a few entries in. I have been experimenting with almond butter and thought the flavor would match with maraschino cherries. My Double Chocolate Cherry Almond Drops landed me third place in the contest.
I like these because they look great on a holiday cookie plate. The double chocolate with the cherries puts them over the top. I surprised myself because the food I make is not always pretty. I can always use help in the garnish department but somehow these came out very festive looking. They are not hard to make but a little more time consuming than usual because you have to drizzle two types of chocolate over them. But the time is well worth it.
At the cookie contest, I was able to taste all of the ten finalists cookies and even bring some home. Getting my jeans on is another story. I have to say that the winning cookies were some of the best I have ever tasted. Click
here to see the first place recipe which were Buerre Noisette Cookies. I just might make some of them this week.
Goodnight!
Double Chocolate Cherry Almond Drops
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup almond butter
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup flour
1 1/2 cups white chocolate chips or broken up white chocolate, divided
24 maraschino cherries
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer beat the butter until creamy. Add almond butter and sugar and beat until smooth. Mix in the flour until smooth. Mix in 1 cup white chips while reserving the rest. Roll dough into one inch balls forming 24 cookies. Place cookies 2 inches apart on parchment paper. With your fingers or the back of a wooden spoon, make an indentation in each ball. Place one cherry in each cookie. Bake for 11 to 14 minutes or until bottom of cookies are golden and cookies are set. Cool completely. Melt the remaining white chips in the microwave and drizzle over the cooled cookies. Melt the semisweet chips and then drizzle the dark chocolate over the cookies. Let the chocolate harden before serving. Makes 2 dozen cookies.
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ooh, i bet these would be a good base for those dark choc raspberry kisses i found! hmmm…
Pretty and yummy! Can ask for more!
Congrats on winning! Your cookies look great.
Congrats!! These do look pretty and not too difficult to master. Yum!
Congrats on the contest! They look fantastic!
Your cookies look delicious, I have a weakness for maraschino cherries.
Okay. I’m drooling.
Those are GORGEOUS Lisa! Way to go on the win, too!
Lisa what a gorgeous cookie! I am definately sold on the cherry almond combo! I am loving it this season! I would love a plate of these!
Not only pretty but yummy looking too! I love almond flavor so I am sure I would love these cookies!
Those cookies look great. I would like to add them to my holiday cookie tray…
Congrats, I think they look fantastic!! Just wish I had more hours in the day I would make these tonight for a party we’re attending, but it’ll have to wait till this weekend.
These look amazing! I can’t wait to try them – they are so pretty, and chocolate/cherry/almond? Sounds like the perfect holiday cookie!
Congrats on the cookbook win! Those cookies are really pretty, and I imagine they must be irresistable, too!
Lisa, this are really an eye stopper! Congratulatons on the win.
These ARE very pretty! I can see why you won – congrats!
Those look great, Lisa!
These cookies are really beautiful. Enjoy that new book. Congratulations!
Congrats on winning the cookbook! Those cookies look yummy. – John
Congrats to you! The cookies look fabulous!
Those are so pretty and look delicious! Yumminess!
These look so gorgeous Lisa, I love the white and dark chocolate against the cherries. 🙂
Those are pretty cookies!
Wow, congratulations on winning! Those cookies look divine.
Congrats on winning and being published! They look phenomenal.
i can see why u won!
Very pretty…I have to add them to my Christmas cookie list!
Congrats pretty girl and thanks for sharing the cookies!
Lisa! These look beautiful! Congrats on the win 😉
Your cookies do look so very pretty indeed! I love hearing about all of the contests you enter, I should try that some day but I am such a fraidy cat! Happy baking!
These cookies are so pretty Lisa! Congrats on winning the cookbook!!
Lisa those do look gorgeous. How do you like the new cookbook?
Pretty cookies indeed. They look divine!
I still vote for your cookies for #1. Not only because they look nice, but because I can actually say the name. Buerr… Eh I give up 🙂
Happy holidays Lisa!
Congratulations for winning that contest Lisa! They do look very pretty and festive!
Congratulations Lisa, that is no mean feat. Your pretty cookies look and sound amazing.
Congrats to you Lisa! Nice flavor combo!
those look great!
Thanks!
oooo those sound and look amazing! Yummy 🙂
Those cookies look really good!
These look pretty! and tasty! 🙂
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