Dimpled cookies with candied cherries

7. 10. 2025

Cute, sweet and delicious candy that tastes perfectly citrusy, will delight the taste buds and eyes of your whole family. Plus, it’s incredibly easy to prepare!

What you will need:

• 230 g butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks, mixed
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• zest of 1 lemon
• peel of 1 orange
• juice of 1 lemon
• 2 cups plain flour, sifted twice
• candied green and red cherries

Method:

• Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks, vanilla, orange zest, lemon zest and lemon juice and mix until combined.
• Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula, then mix again.
• Add the sifted flour and mix until incorporated into the mixture.
• Place the dough in a zip lock bag and refrigerate for at least an hour or until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 150 degrees Celsius.
• Cut the candied cherries in half.
• Roll the dough into small balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
• Gently press half a cherry, cut side down, into each ball.
• Bake for 20 minutes, remove from the oven before they begin to brown.
• Leave to cool on a wire rack.
• Enjoy it!

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