Frosted Cherry Drops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (18 1/4 ounce) 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

Preparation

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