Red, White & Blueberry Cookies
Cherries, white chocolate chips, almonds and fresh summer blueberries all combined in a sweet, buttery, flaky super sugar cookie. Perfect for summer get togethers.
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Ingredients
Red, White, and Blue Sugar Cookie Recipe
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup confectioner's sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp almond extract
- 2 tsp cherry extract used cherry juice instead
- 4.5 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cream of tartar optional
- 1 cup chopped, drained Maraschino Cherries reserve cherry juice
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Mix butter, oil, both sugars, eggs and extracts together in a large bowl. Beat until combined.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a separate bowl until incorporated. Add to butter mixture and mix until all ingredients are blended. Do not over blend.
- Mix blueberries with 1/4 cup sugar. Add cherries, sugared blueberries, white chocolate chips and mix into basic cookie dough until just stirred in. Do not over mix.
- Spoon out on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper. You can make them any size you want.
- Cook on 375 for just about 10 minutes or until edges are just turning golden and crispy. Should be soft in the middle.
- Cool on wire racks. When cool add glaze and almond slices if desired.
Cherry Almond Glaze
- Whisk 2 cups confectioners sugar with 1/3 of reserved cherry juice, 1 tsp almond extract and a splash of water or until thin enough to drizzle.
- Add sliced almonds on top.Yummiyess!!!