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  • February 8, 2023

Lemon Cookies with Dried Cherries

December 31, 2012 By Betsy Cohen

Lemon zest is the perfect way to make Desserts Required's Lemon Cookies with Dried Cherries pop. This is a recipe that is quick, easy and delicious.

Lemon Cookies with Dried Cherries

Lately I have been eating a lot of chocolate. This is not unusual; actually it happens just about every day that ends in the letter ‘y.’ Last night was no exception.

I went to a friend’s party and she served a deliciously decadent chocolate cake, the very best chocolate dipped biscotti I have ever eaten and refreshing lemon cookies. Today as I wandered into the kitchen to bake a few things, still thinking of her delectable desserts, I started flipping through various cookbooks.

I know that I swore off lemons not too long ago, but what can I say? I saw a recipe for Lemon Cookies with Dried Cherries that I simply HAD to try and I am glad that I did not allow my ridiculous non-lemon thoughts cloud my judgment.

Lemon zest is the perfect way to make Desserts Required's Lemon Cookies with Dried Cherries pop. This is a recipe that is quick, easy and delicious.

The cookies were delightful. Lemon zest is used to subtly bring in the lemon flavor and I am a big fan of dried cherries. With two cups of these bright red beauties, the end result is not only quite flavorful, but also very pretty to look at.

Will I stop eating a bit of chocolate each day? Probably not. I am sure that the chocolate is helping my sanity stay in tact and keeping my heart healthy (or is it the wine?). But it is important to remember to also add a splash of color and fruit to your diet.

So as we start the New Year, my wish for you is that 2013 be first and foremost a most Happy and Healthy one and may it also be a year filled with delicious desserts that you eat first, at least every once in awhile. Just remember, “Without desserts, life would not be as sweet!”

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Lemon Cookies with Dried Cherries
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Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: adapted from: Anna Pump and Gen LeRoy
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 14 mins
Total time: 34 mins
Serves: 68
Ingredients
  • 16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon zest
  • 3½ cups all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 cups dried cherries
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  2. Beat butter and sugar together in large mixing bowl for 3 minutes, scraping bowl down as needed. Add eggs and lemon zest. Blend in flour, baking soda and cherries.
  3. Use a 1½ teaspoon cookie dough scoop to transfer the dough to prepared baking sheets. Gently flatten top of cookie balls with two fingers.
  4. Bake in 350° oven for 12-14 minutes, rotating baking sheets top to bottom and front to back halfway through. Cookies will be light brown when done.
  5. Cool on baking sheets.
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Happylicious By Betsy December 2015 lo res I have loved desserts for as long as I can remember. Growing up I loved the smell of freshly baked challah in my maternal great-grandmother’s kitchen, the incredible butter cookies from my paternal grandmother and the perfect pies my mother used to bake when company came over. More about me.
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