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I absolutely love cherry pie! It is hands down my favorite pie around the holidays. These cherry pie cookies made with Lucky Leaf pie filling, are a must to bake for the holidays! … or better yet, they are great year round!

Cherry Pie cookies on a white plate.One of my favorite cookies to bake are thumbprint cookies. Because Lucky Leaf cherry pie filling is so fantastic, I wanted make these cute little thumbprint cookies with my favorite pie filling. I mean look at that delicious cherry pie filling! The cherries are absolute perfection.

An open can of lucky leaf cherries.

The best part about these cookies is that are cute and little and just the right size. They are made with a delicious butter cookie and the cherry pie filling gives it a burst of flavor. And the cherry baked into the center reminded me of taking a bite of cherry pie. Of course the white chocolate glaze on top gives it the perfect finishing touch.

Cherry pie cookies on a cooling rack.

I loved how they turned out! The cherry pie filling gave these cookies a bright and beautiful presentation. They looked fantastic and would be the first cookies to get eaten in a cookie exchange. They are fun, easy to bake and the perfect cookie!

This post was sponsored by Lucky Leaf®. All opinions expressed are my own!

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Cherry Pie Cookies

By: Alyssa Rivers
Delicious butter thumbprint cookies with delicious cherry pie filling in the center. This is the perfect holiday cookie!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Servings: 24 Serving

Ingredients 

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1/2 cup margarine softened
  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 21 ounce Lucky Leaf Cherry Pie Filling
  • 1/2 cup white chocolate baking chips

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a stand mixer or with a hand mixer beat together butter, and margarine until fluffy. Add flour powdered sugar, and vanilla just until combined and a soft dough is formed.
  • Roll the dough into tablespoon sized balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. about 2 inches apart. Make an indentation in the center of each ball. Scoop 1-2 cherries into each center indentation in the cookie.
  • Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool. Melt the 1/2 cup white chocolate in the microwave stirring 30 seconds at a time in a microwave safe dish until smooth and be careful not to let it burn.
  • Once chocolate is melted scoop into a ziplock blog. Snip the corner with scissors and drizzle the chocolate over each cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 170kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 87mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 338IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
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About Alyssa Rivers

Alyssa Rivers is the author of 'The Tried and True Cookbook', a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.

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75 Comments

  1. I am making these to put in tins as gifts for my family and friends. How many would you say it makes on average? Was the number 24 used as one cookie per person or more than one per person?

  2. I think I’m going to make these because husband loves cherry pie and they sound yummy. Does anything need to be adjusted for high altitude? Thanks for sharing !!

  3. Wow, these cookies look amazing Alyssa! I love cherry pie too but turning them into cookies makes them so much easier without making the pie dough. Pinning – love these 🙂

    1. I froze them in an air tight container… made a layer of cookies froze them then covered with parchment paper made a second layer froze paper repeat… worked great!

    1. Did all butter work out well? I do not use margarine so I’m curious why it would be half and half… if only to save calories I understand, but I’m curious! Thanks 🙂

  4. Sounds great…but I’m guessing the flour also gets mixed in along with the powdered sugar? (It was omitted in the instructions) 🙂

  5. Not trying to be persnickety or anything- more of just a heads up….in the instructions you have listed adding the vanilla twice- but don’t have anything about adding the flour…just a simple typo is all- just wanted to give you a heads up.. By the way- these sound and look amazing- can’t wait to try them out 🙂

      1. I tried these twice and both times i was very disappointed.I had to cook them at least 10mins longer and the “crust” didnt stay together…a big waste of money and time