Cherry Meltaways

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter

  softened (2 sticks)
• 1 cup canola oil

  or avocado oil
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

  (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cream of tartar
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 2 tsp. almond extract
• 2 cups Paradise candied cherries

  chopped (measure after chopping)
• 1 cup powdered sugar

  or granulated sugar to roll the cookies in

Instructions

• 1 Combine butter, oil, granulated sugar, confectioners’ sugar, eggs, baking soda,
  cream of tartar, salt and almond extract in a large mixing bowl.
• 2 Mix with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth.
• 3 Stir in flour and chopped cherries with a wooden spoon.
• 4 Shape cookies into balls.
• 5 Roll in powdered sugar or granulated sugar.
• 6 Put 3" apart on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
• 7 Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes.
• 8 Cool. 

Nutrition Info