Ingredients:
- 1 box vanilla cake mix
- 4 oz (1/2 brick) cream cheese
- 1/3 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 20 maraschino cherries
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 3-5 Tablespoons maraschino cherry juice (or grenadine)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Mix together cake mix, cream cheese, butter and egg.
- Portion into 1 1/2 Tablespoon-sized balls (I used a cookie scoop to help with this). You should end up with approximately 20 cookie balls.
- Take one ball and flatten it in your hand. Place the cherry on top and fold the cookie dough around the cherry (carefully) to cover it completely.
- Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10-12 minutes, until cracked and no longer glossy.
- Cool the cookies on a cooling rack as you prepare the drizzle.
- Mix together the sugar and maraschino cherry juice – starting with 3 Tablespoons and adding more to get a runny yet still somewhat thick texture.
- Drizzle the pink cherry drizzle over the cookies and allow to set before serving or packaging.
amy d says
I’ve never made cookies using a box cake mix. This look delicious and easy to make. I love cherries too.
Donna L Holder says
these are awesome
Donna L Holder says
i love cookies. thanks
Julie Waldron says
This sound so good! They’re also pretty, I love the pink icing.
gloria patterson says
This is perfect so simple and so easy to make. I can do this two of my favorite flavors cherry and vanilla
Shirley P says
these look so delicious
Jana Leah says
These look both yummy & pretty.
Sue E says
I love cherries ? and cherry flavored foods ever since I was little! I love that there are more different recipes that can satisfy my cravings. You know this recipe was pin worthy! Thank you for sharing!
LeAnn Harbert says
These look like they will be really good and not too complicated to make.
Nancy Burgess says
Sounds delicious I will try this recipe soon.
desiree says
this sound good and love the cookies
Cassandra D says
I really like the recipe.
Marion says
Thank You for the recipe. They sound delicious.
Marion
Brandon Sparks says
This sounds so good. Thanks for sharing this. I am sure my family will love these. I will try and make them tonight..
Donna Porter says
These will be perfect for an upcoming shower I am hosting. I need some goodies done in pink for a baby girl.
whitney says
This look so good
Lesley F says
These look delicious and are very pretty
Richard Brandt says
I am loving me some cherry vanilla these days. Tried Panera’s cherry vanilla bagels? They’re tasty.
Cindy S. Kuykendall says
WOW I can’t wait to try this recipe. They look so yummy and fairly easy to make.
Denise Low says
Thank you for sharing your recipe. My grandkids would love for me to make these cookies for them.
deanna says
Oh my goodness these sound so delicious! I am gonna try to make them. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Antoinette M says
Sounds delicious. I like the detailed recipe!
Donna L Holder says
sounds great. thank you
Debbie P says
This recipe looks and sounds amazing! And they are similar to the red velvet cookies that I make. I can’t wait to make these this weekend! Thank you.
Sandy Klocinski says
I NEED to make these cookies!