Frosted Cherry Drops

So simple and easy to make, this is an ideal cookie to gift to older folks who have difficulty chewing. This was mom's favorite cookie to make and my DH's favorite to eat!! A 10 oz. jar of Maraschino Cherries should be enough for the entire batch of cookies.

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Yields: 30-36 cookies

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4ounce) package  pillsbury plus  white cake mix
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 3  tablespoons cherry juice
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  almond extract
• 1  egg
• 1⁄2 cup maraschino cherry, finely chopped

• FROSTING

• 2 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup margarine or 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1  tablespoon cherry juice
• 2 -3  tablespoons half-and-half or 2 -3  tablespoons milk
•  maraschino cherry, cut into fourths

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In large bowl, combine all ingredients EXCEPT cherries; stir until well blended.
3. Fold in cherries.
4. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
6. Cool for 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.
7. Cool completely.
8. FROSTING:
9. In small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients EXCEPT cherries, adding enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency.
10. Frost cooled cookies; top each with one-fourth maraschino cherry.