Maraschino cherries hold so many Christmas memories for me, so when I found this awesome Maraschino shortbread cookie recipe by 100k Recipe, on YouTube, I had to add this delicious recipe to my Christmas baking list. I have bought all of these new cookie tins, that I plan to use for many of my Christmas baking items that I plan to give as gifts. The method of making these shortbread cookies is super easy, and the ingredients are really basic and easy to find at your local grocery store.

Ingredients For The Cherry Shortbread Cookies Recipes:

• 1 cup of unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
• 1/2 cup of powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
• 2 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 3/4 cup of Maraschino cherries (drained and chopped, or you can use candied Maraschino cherries)
• 2/3 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips
• Cling film

Directions:

In this awesome Maraschino shortbread cookie recipe by 100k Recipe, on YouTube, you will learn how to make these delicious cookies in a few easy steps. You begin by creaming together your butter and sugar, then adding the dry ingredients, and the chocolate chips and cherries. 

Then, you will begin kneading the dough and rolling it in a log tube wrapped in cellophane. When you get a uniform shape, you will cut your cookies and lay them on a cookie sheet.

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This is a delicious cookie recipe and the shortbread cookies look fabulous in the tin with my festive tissue paper.

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