Description
Sweet cherry pie cookie cups merge classic dessert charm with handheld convenience. Buttery cookie shells cradle luscious cherry filling, creating an irresistible treat you’ll savor in one delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 (16.5 ounces / 467 grams) Pillsbury slice and bake sugar cookie roll
- 1 (21 ounces / 595 grams) can cherry pie filling
Decorative Ingredients:
- 1 Wilton cookie icing
Baking Equipment:
- 1 12-count mini muffin pan
Instructions
- Warm the oven to 350°F and lightly coat a mini muffin pan with non-stick spray to ensure effortless cookie removal.
- Carefully slice the sugar cookie dough roll into thin half-inch rounds, then divide each slice and shape into compact one-inch spheres, reserving half the dough for future baking.
- Nestle the dough balls gently into each muffin tin cavity, positioning them centrally for even baking.
- Bake the cookie cups until they transform into a delicate golden hue, typically requiring 14-18 minutes in the oven.
- Immediately after removing from the oven, use a teaspoon to softly press the center of any cups that haven’t naturally formed an indentation, creating a perfect vessel for filling.
- Allow the freshly baked cookie cups to rest and stabilize within the pan for approximately 5 minutes, letting them set on a wire cooling rack.
- Spoon rich cherry pie filling into each delicate cookie cup, ensuring an abundant and visually appealing portion.
- Embellish the cherry-filled cookie cups with a luxurious drizzle of sweet icing, creating an elegant and appetizing finish.
- Refrigerate the completed treats until serving time, preserving their texture and enhancing their delightful presentation.
Notes
- Perfectly sized for bite-sized desserts that pack a delightful cherry punch.
- Quick and easy recipe using pre-made sugar cookie dough for minimal preparation time.
- Ensure even baking by cutting dough into uniform 1-inch balls for consistent cookie cups.
- Create beautiful indentations while cookies are warm to hold luscious cherry filling.
- Versatile recipe allows for extra dough storage or doubling the batch for larger gatherings.
- Chill before serving to set the icing and enhance the overall flavor and presentation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: <1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg