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Cherry Sugar Cookie Macaroons

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Cherry Sugar Cookie Macaroons
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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Ingredients 6
  • Servings 36
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Pair tart red cherries and sugar cookie dough for homemade cookie goodness.
Updated Mar 31, 2014
Bake-Off® Contest 46, 2013
Bake-Off® Contest 46, 2013
Sue Odren
Sand Lake, Michigan

Ingredients

  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Sugar Cookie Dough
  • 3/4 cup chopped macadamia nuts
  • 3/4 cup coarsely chopped dried tart cherries
  • 1 bag (7 oz) sweetened flaked coconut (about 2 1/2 cups)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup red tart cherry preserves

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Line large cookie sheets with parchment paper. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature for 10 minutes to soften.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, break up cookie dough. Add nuts, cherries, coconut and vanilla. Mix with wooden spoon or knead with hands until well blended. Shape rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
  • 3
    Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 3 minutes. With back of teaspoon, make indentation in center of each cookie. Spoon 1 teaspoon preserves in each indentation. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store in covered container.

Nutrition Information

140 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 20g Total Carbohydrate, 9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
50
Total Fat
6g
9%
Saturated Fat
2 1/2g
13%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
60mg
2%
Potassium
55mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
20g
7%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
9g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 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 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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