These can be iced with an icing made from 2 cups powdered sugar, an egg white that has been lightly beaten, and 2 teaspoons of water or maraschino cherry juice. If you’d prefer, you may make these cookies without the maraschinos and substitute candied cherries instead.
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 dozen |
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease a 9 inch square pan.
- Mix 1 cup flour, white sugar and butter by hand. Pat into pan. Bake for 8 – 10 minutes.
- With a whisk, beat 2 eggs. Whisk in brown sugar, then add 1/4 cup flour and baking powder. Stir in nuts and cherries. Pour over baked crust.
- Bake for 20 – 25 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 658 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 94 g |
| Cholesterol | 103 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 189 mg |
| Sugars | 65 g |
| Fat | 30 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I found this recipe and a very similar one, which I made first. I wanted to see if this one was better than the first one, which I thought was perfect. No, this is not. This one I liked, but it is not as delicious as the other one.
These cookies were the hit of our Christmas cookie exchange (and do not need the icing)…we made 2 batches…they were so popular, we had to make a 3rd!!!