Cherry Pie Sugar Cookies

By Angie Barrett

Prep Time:

30m

Bake/Cook Time:

20m

Yield:

22 cookies

Plan for:

Chill 30 min

If you crave sweet cherry pie during the summer you’re going to love these Sweet Cherry Pie Sugar Cookies. These cookies have a soft sugar cookie crust on the outside and a sweet homemade cherry pie filling in the middle. Bite sized and portable - win/win!

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Products Used

Extra Fine Granulated Pure Cane Sugar Bag

Gold 'N Natural Turbinado Sugar Pouch

Ingredients

Sugar Cookies

1 1/2 cups Imperial Sugar Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, very soft
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour*
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar

Cherry Filling

1/4 cup Imperial Sugar Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
1 1/2 cups water
4 cups sweet cherries, pitted
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoons (garnish) Imperial Sugar Gold ’N Natural Turbinado Sugar

*Spoon & Sweep method: Use a spoon to fill measuring cup with flour until required amount is obtained. Scooping measuring cup directly into flour bag will firmly pack flour resulting in too much flour required for recipe.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Beat butter until very light and creamy. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar and continue mixing until light and fluffy.
Add egg, vanilla and salt and beat until very well combined.
Sift flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar together and add in one step to above. Mix until dough forms. Do not over mix.
Wrap dough tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Add cherries, water, honey, and 1/4 cup sugar to a medium sauce pan. Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer. Let simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in cornstarch. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, let cool.
Spray muffin tin with non-stick butter spray.
Take 1 1/2 tablespoons of chilled dough and roll into a ball. Use thumbs to press ball into a bowl shape. Press cookie dough bowl into muffin pan.
Continue until muffin pan is full.
Bake for 6 minutes.
Remove from oven. Use back of spoon to make a well in the dough, press dough back into a cup/bowl shape.
Spoon 1 tablespoon cherry filling (2-3 cherries) into middle of cookie dough. Continue until entire mini muffin pan is full.
Roll remaining dough flat and cut into thin strips. Use dough strips to make mini lattice crusts and add to top of each cookie. Sprinkle each cookie with Gold ’N Natural Turbinado Sugar.
Bake 14 minutes. Let cool completely on wire rack before removing cookie from muffin tin.