Sugar Cookies With Pistachio And Dried Cherries Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and orange zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and cream of tartar; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in cherries and pistachios., Divide dough in half ; shape each into an 11-in.-long roll. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate at least 2 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Frost cookies with melted white chocolate; let stand until set., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap in plastic and place in a resealable bag. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Place wrapped rolls in a resealable plastic freezer bag and freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. If necessary, let dough stand 15 minutes at room temperature before cutting. Bake as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes. Decorate as directed.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Open sugar cookie log and press into a rectangle on cutting board.
• Add pistachios and cherries.
• Press into dough and then re-shape into a log.
• Slice into 1/4 inch rounds.
• Transfer cookies to a baking sheet.
• Bake 7-11 minutes until golden around the edges.
• Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• While cookies are baking, melt white chocolate chips in a double boiler or a bowl over simmering water.
• When cookies are cool, dip bottom half of cookies into melted chocolate and place on waxed or parchment paper to cool.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. Open sugar cookie log, and press into a rectangle, on a cutting board. Add pistachios and cherries, press into dough, and then, reshape into a log. Slice into 1/4 inch thick rounds.
• 3. Transfer cookies to a baking sheet. Bake 7-11 minutes, until golden around edges. Transfer to wire racks, to cool completely.
• 4. While cookies are baking, melt white chocolate chips, in a double boiler or bowl over simmering water. When cookies are cool, dip bottom half of cookies into melted white chocolate, and place on wax paper or parchment paper, to cool.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then the vanilla. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients until just blended.
• Wrap dough with plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and roll the balls in remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned at the edges. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.