Cherry Almond Cupcookies

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Cherry Almond Cupcookies
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Ingredients
  1. 24
  2. whole maraschino cherries, well drained
  3. 1
  4. package (16 oz) Pillsbury® Ready to Bake!® refrigerated sugar cookies (24 cookies)
  5. 2
  6. cups powdered sugar
  7. 2
  8. tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
  9. 1/2
  10. teaspoon almond extract
  11. 2
  12. to 3 tablespoons milk
  13. Red sugar
Instructions
  1. 1 Heat oven to 350°F. Line 24 mini muffins cups with paper or foil candy cups (about 1 1/4 inch). Pat maraschino cherries dry with paper towel. Flatten each cookie slightly. Place 1 cherry in middle of each flattened cookie. Shape dough around cherry to completely cover; shape dough-wrapped cherry into ball. Place dough balls into candy cups.
  2. 2 Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes; remove candy cups from pans. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  3. 3 In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, melted butter, almond extract and enough milk for spreading consistency. Spread over cookies; sprinkle with red sugar.
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