Cherry Filled Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup milk

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400° F.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar.
  3. Cut in shortening.
  4. Add eggs and milk.
  5. “Fill” (*see grandkid note below) and bake at 400 F for 10 minutes.

Grandkid Note

This recipe is mysteriously mum on a key ingredient – cherries.

How do you make a cherry filled cookie without cherries? How does one “fill” a cookie with cherries? As with several of these recipes, you’re invited to dive in a give it a try. Report back and we’ll update the site!

Jessica