Cherry Cream Cheese Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, chopped and drained well
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375'.
• 2 in a large bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
• 3 stir in remaining ingredients. (dough will be a bit stiff).
• 4 drop by rounded tablespoonsful about 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake about 8-10 minutes. watch them closely and don't let them get too brown.
• 6 remove to wire rack to cool.
• 7 yield is approximate.