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Venice High School Cherry Butter Cookies

“I made these cookies waaay back when in Home Economics class at Venice High School in L.A., California. With a shortbread texture blended with walnuts and cherries, these are certainly unforgettable. I usually bake them around Christmas, but they are super any time of year. They are particularly great with a hot cup of coffee, I hope you enjoy these as much as my family does!”

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2011

I did not use the walnuts, but instead used white chocolate chips to make these red and white for the holidays. When the cookies were cooled, I dipped them in melted white chocolate and topped with holiday sprinkles. The looked very festive and are a delicious cherry cookie.

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mominml

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Living In: Moses Lake, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2011

I followed the recipe to a t. They remind me of a mexican wedding cookie a little bit. If I make these again I would up the cherries to probably 1 Cup. I thought the 1/2 cup was a little on the light side. Thanks for sharing they are easy to make and look very pretty.

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SWEETJAM

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Tempe, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2011

these are great! i halved the recipe and omitted the walnuts(i hate walnuts) i did add a lot more cherries also. nice change from the traditional shortbread cookie! will be a nice addition to my cookie platter this christmas. next time i might try adding almond extract instead of vanilla as cherry and almond go so well together.

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la belle vie

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Sneads Ferry, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2011

I was disappointed in these cookies. Granted, I used almonds instead of walnuts, but really I didn't think the cookie had much cherry flavor. I even made a glaze from the maraschino juice (as someone had suggested) to try and give it some more cherry oomph, but I don't think it made much difference.

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KPLATKY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Takoma Park, Maryland, USA

Living In: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2011

Mmmmm, perfect holiday cookies!

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JitterBug589

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2011

I make these every Christmas and they are my favorite. They look festive, they are easy to make, and they are delicious. I increase to 1 cup cherries and 1 cup walnuts.

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jkiep

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2011

A little to sweet and to many fats to be any good for any one.

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Jantastic

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2011

melt in your mouth, which i loved! felt like it could have used a bit more flavor though.

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Tara V.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 19, 2011

they were ok not great.still not the recipe iv been lookin for i gues ill keep searching!

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anniek

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2011

I love this shortbread type cookie. The buttery, soft texture is delicious and melts in your mouth. You can do so many diferent things with the dough to make different cookies each time. This time I used green maraschino cherries, a little green food coloring, rolled them in to 1" balls and pushed a kiss in the center as soon as they came out of the oven. Great for the grandkids to take to daycare/school. Everyone loved them. Thanks for sharing!

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