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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: Nov. 18, 2012

I baked these closer to 8 minutes, but I also made smaller cookies. They are very cute cookies, with a small amount of cherry flavor, but so easy, that they are easily made again with more. (I haven't tried, but they were so so easy, it can't be hard ;) I found my fork was sticking so I used some confectioner's sugar on my fork to help, and it did. Very cute, tasty little cookies. Thanks for the recipe!

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pomplemousse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Pendleton, Oregon, USA

Living In: Dumfries, Virginia, USA

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

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Buffalo, New York, 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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