Excellent cookies without too many calories.
I first had these little gems during the Christmas season two years ago and made sure to get the recipe.
In small sauce pan, combine dried cherries and brandy.
Heat just to simmering.remove from heat. Let stand 30 mins.
Meanwhile. In large bowl with an electric mixer beat butter till light & fluffy.
Add 3/4 c granulated sugar.beat till combined.
Beat in egg, egg yolk & 2 tbsps of the reserved brandy(discard remaining).
Add flour & 5 spice powder & beat till combined.scraping sides of the bowl as needed.beat in soaked cherries.
Roll rounded tsp of dough into balls.
Roll balls in coarse sugar to coat .
Bake @ 350 for 10-12 minutes till lightly browned & set on edges.
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 105 Calories; 5g Fat (42.5% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 22mg Cholesterol; 47mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.
Even though the recipe called for ungreased cookie sheets, I used parchment paper to make sure cookies turned out just right.
*You can use tart or sweet red dried cherries in these cookies.
Thank you for this online version of an excellent recipe. Since Country Home is no more, I only have the photocopy of the magazine page. I make these cookies all year-round; they are a hit with all ages. A slight variation (in the original recipe). If you coat the balls of dough in sanding sugar before you bake them, you get a beautiful crust, almost like ice crystals. Do use sanding sugar, it's worth it. Also, original recipe called for 2 teaspoons of the reserved brandy, not 'tablespoons'.
Oooo.. thank you for the tip about the sanding sugar, I must give that a try. Hum... well, this one called for the brandy to have 2 tbsp - I will let those who make them judege the amount. :) Thanks again for the tip!