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How many holiday parties have you been to so far this winter? Holiday party season is in full swing, with office parties and family gatherings happening in full force! I love a good excuse to make a batch of cookies, and lucky me – my family LOVES cookies! This White Chocolate Chip Cherry Shortbread Cookies recipe was my newest experiment, a combination of a few different shortbread cookies I’ve made over the years.

White Chocolate Chip Cherry Shortbread Cookies Recipe

This White Chocolate Chip Cherry Shortbread Cookies recipe calls for using Maraschino cherries that are drained – be sure to drain them and pat them down because any extra liquid will make them too moist. We all know that moistness does not bode well for shortbread!

Are you looking for other Christmas Cookie Recipes? Check these out!

• Double Chocolate Peppermint Chocolate Chips Cookie Recipe
• Chocolate Gingerbread Brownies Recipe
• Butter Pecan Cake Cookies Recipe
• Cake Mix Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe
• Easy Homemade Christmas Snowball Cookies Recipe
• Mocha Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
• Oatmeal Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

White Chocolate Chip Cherry Shortbread Cookies Recipe

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White Chocolate Chip Cherry Shortbread Cookies Recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 22 minutes

Servings 4 doz

Author Jenn Quillen

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup maraschino cherries drained and finely chopped
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup cold butter cut into pieces
• 8 ounces white chocolate chips finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine your flour, sugar and butter and mix until you have fine crumbs. Mix in almond extract.
3. Stir in the chopped cherries and chocolate.
4. Shape dough into teaspoon sized balls and place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Press down on each ball with the flat bottom of a glass.
5. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 minutes and allow to cool on the cookie sheet for one minute before removing to a wire rack.

Now, of course you can’t JUST serve these cookies to your party guests! Variety is the spice of life, after all!

My bloggy friends and I have come up with these awesome recipes for your holiday gatherings!

​Vanilla Mixed Nuts with Cranberries from BetsyLife

​Peppermint Marshmallows from Home Cooking Memories

Rum Spiced Walnuts from I Love My Disorganized Life

White Chocolate Chip Cherry Shortbread Cookies from The Rebel Chick

Easy Peppermint Bark from Million Moments

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge from A Night Owl

Old Fashion Molasses Cookies from Bless This Mess

Peppermint S’mores from Mom Endeavors

Brown Sugar Caramels from Stephie Cooks ‎

​Gingerbread Cupcakes from See Vanessa Craft

Cranberry Orange Fudge from Around My Family Table

Cinnamon Sugar Cheesecake Bombs from White Lights on Wednesday