Okay, it’s that time of year! Christmas cookie time! I was on Hallmark Channel’s Home and Family and we made Santa’s Whiskers, the most amazing Christmas-y cookie in existence! The recipe is below, and if you want to watch the segment, you can click here!
Santa’s Whiskers
Makes 20-24 cookies
Prep time 10 mins.
Bake time 12-15 mins.
1 cup soft butter
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 12 oz. jar maraschino cherries, stained, stemmed, and pitted
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 3/4 cup flour
2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
In the bowl of your stand mixer, or by hand, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add whole cherries, almond extract, vanilla extract, and salt. Mix thoroughly. Fold in flour and mix until it forms a crumbly but moist dough.
Lay a 16-inch sheet of parchment paper onto the counter. Sprinkle 1 cup coconut on the center in a loose rectangle shape, making sure it does not reach the edge of the parchment. Place cookie dough on top, flattening a bit with fingers, and sprinkle remaining coconut over the top of the dough. Form the dough into a 12-14 inch log, about 3 inches thick. Evenly press the coconut around the log and roll to make the log an even cylinder. Roll the parchment up with the dough inside and twist the ends. Chill dough for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Slice cookies in 1/4-1/2 inch rounds, place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, and bake for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool before serving. Store in an air-tight container.
Saw you on Home and Family and HAD to get this recipe, I love love love marachino cherries and coconut so these are a dream come true. Cant wait to make them!
I wanted to let you know that the recipe on H&F has omitted the instructions to chill the dough! I figure its pretty important step. Again thanks!
It looks like Christmas… Beautiful!!! Sidenote: the Hallmark Channel said it was ok to eat the raw dough. Raw flour is dangerous as well as a dough with eggs. Google why you shouldn’t eat things with raw flour and what can be in raw flour! Ewwwwwww!
Danielle was such an inspiration, and what an asset to Home and Family!! She not only brought a joy to making Santa’s Whiskers (adorable name for a cookie), but her joyful spirit lit up the whole kitchen and the faces of the crew on Home and Family….and no doubt, all of us at home watching. THANK YOU!
Danielle I love you you are so cute I know we would be friends I love sugar and almond. Will make those delicious for our Christmas. I would love to meet your Dad my Dad was the cookie monster too. I miss him. Merry Christmas to your family. Love Lisa Neveu.
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