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Chocolate Chip-Almond-Cherry Cups

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By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Nov 7, 2009
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Refrigerated cookie dough provides a simple shortcut for dainty and delicious filled cookie cups.

Chocolate Chip-Almond-Cherry Cups

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 48
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Ingredients

Icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 4 to 5 teaspoons milk
  • Powdered sugar, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 48 miniature muffin cups with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, break up cookie dough. With hands, knead in almond paste and cherries.
  • Step 
    2
    Divide dough into 48 pieces. Shape each piece into ball; place in muffin cup. With thumb, make indentation in center of each.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool in pan on cooling rack 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of cookie to loosen; cool 1 to 2 minutes longer. Remove from muffin cups; place on cooling rack to cool.
  • Step 
    4
    Spoon 1/2 teaspoon preserves into each cooled cup.
  • Step 
    5
    In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, almond extract and enough milk for desired drizzling consistency; blend until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Nutrition

80 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
13g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
80
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1/2g
3%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
30mg
1%
Potassium
20mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
13g
4%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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