Cherry Chocolate Kiss Cookies Valentine Kisses

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These cookies are similar to peanut butter blossoms, but are cherry cookies instead of peanut butter. I like to make them for valentine's day-- and call them valentine kisses. There are many variations-- you can use make the dough and use white or semi-sweet chocolate chips or use mini-kisses for smaller bite size cookies. The dough can be rolled in plain sugar, or red decorator sugar for an extra festive look.

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Steps

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Beat butter , add sugar and salt.

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Beat in cherry liquid and almond extract.

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Beat in flour.

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Fold in cherries.

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Refrigerate dough for at least 30 minutes.

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Roll dough into balls , coat in sugar and place on cookie sheet.

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These cookies will flatten on their own , but i typically put a thumb print in the center to flatten some.

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Bake at 325 degrees for 14 minutes.

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Let cool on pan for 1-2 minutes.

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Add hershey kiss / hug to center of the cookies.

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Transfer to wire rack to cool.

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Ingredients

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butter, powdered sugar, salt, cherry juice, almond extract, flour, maraschino cherry, decorator sugar, hershey chocolate kisses