Cherry Chip Nougat Cookies
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Cherry Chip Nougat cookies are a buttery cherry pecan cookie that is baked to perfection and then covered with a mountaintop of cherry flavored powdered sugar.
The ingredients used to make these cookies include unsalted butter, confectioners sugar (powdered sugar), grenadine syrup, cherry extract or a cherry flavoring, all-purpose flour, salt, red food coloring, cherry chips, and chopped pecans.
How to make cherry flavored powdered sugar
To make a cherry flavored powdered sugar you want to make sure you use a dried powder. You can use something like this natural freeze dried cherry powder or to make things super simple use a teaspoon of this unsweetened cherry drink mix. Either ingredient will add a burst of flavor to powdered sugar.
To all my Archway Cherry Chip Nougat lovers
I was inspired to create this recipe after several years of not being able to get these delicious cookies at the stores. Apparently, from the Archway Facebook post dated 2021 it shows the cookies were not available that season. And since then, I have not been able to find those cookies. Therefore, I have created my own recipe for cherry chip nougats. I do hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family and I do.
Archway cookies are popular during the winter holidays and can usually be purchased at your local grocer. But there is one cookie that Archway discontinued and that is the Cherry Chip Nougat Cookies! The only difference with my recipe is that it is triple cherry flavored.
Cherry Chip Nougat Cookies Recipe Jett’s Style
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature (or 1 cup unsalted butter)
- 1 teaspoon Grenadine Syrup
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) use 1 cup for dough and 1/2 cup for dusting
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1 cup chopped pecans (chopped finely)
- 1/2 cup sweet cherry chips
- 1 teaspoon cherry flavored unsweetened drink mix (I used Kool-Aid)
Instructions
Make Dough
Cream butter and 1 cup of powdered sugar until creamy and fluffy. Beat in the grenadine syrup. Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Slowly add flour mixture and red food coloring to the creamed butter and blend until smooth. Stir in pecans and sweet cherry chips thoroughly.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop out dough and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper (for easy cleanup). If dough is too sticky you can place in the refrigerator for approximately 5 minutes or less. After all dough has been scooped out hand roll balls until uniform in shape and smooth (if desired). Place rolled balls evenly on cookie sheet and refrigerate for about 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bake
After dough has chilled remove from refrigerator and bake in a preheated oven for about 10-12 minutes. Place the other 1/2 cup of powdered sugar in a bowl and add 1 teaspoon of cherry flavored unsweetened drink mix (Kool-Aid) and stir to combine. Remove cookies from oven and let them sit on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes. Then roll warm cookies in the flavored powdered sugar and place on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. For the final touches after the cookies have cooled I like to use a small fine mesh strainer filled with the flavored powdered sugar and sprinkle a fine dusting of sugar on top of all the cookies. This process coats the cookies evenly making them picture perfect.
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Cherry Chip Nougat Cookies
Cherry Chip Nougat cookies are a buttery cherry pecan cookie that is baked to perfection and then covered with a mountaintop of cherry flavored powdered sugar.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter at room temperature (or 1 cup unsalted butter)
- 1 teaspoon Grenadine Syrup
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (confectioners sugar) Use 1 cup for dough and 1/2 cup for dusting
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1 cup chopped pecans (chopped finely)
- 1/2 cup sweet cherry chips
- 1 teaspoon cherry flavored unsweetened drink mix (I used Kool-Aid)
Instructions
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Make Dough
Cream butter and 1 cup of powdered sugar until creamy and fluffy. Beat in the grenadine syrup. Combine flour and salt in a large bowl. Slowly add flour mixture and red food coloring to the creamed butter and blend until smooth. Stir in pecans and sweet cherry chips thoroughly.
Use a cookie scoop to scoop out dough and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper (for easy cleanup). If dough is too sticky you can place in the refrigerator for approximately 5 minutes or less. After all dough has been scooped out hand roll balls until uniform in shape and smooth (if desired). Place rolled balls evenly on cookie sheet and refrigerate for about 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Bake
After dough has chilled remove from refrigerator and bake in a preheated oven for about 10-12 minutes. Place the other 1/2 cup of powdered sugar in a bowl and add 1 teaspoon of cherry flavored unsweetened drink mix (Kool-Aid) and stir to combine. Remove cookies from oven and let them sit on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes. Then roll warm cookies in the flavored powdered sugar and place on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely. For the final touches after the cookies have cooled I like to use a small fine mesh strainer filled with the flavored powdered sugar and sprinkle a fine dusting of sugar on top of all the cookies. This process coats the cookies evenly making them picture perfect.
