Cherry Icebox Cookies are slice-and-bake cookies made with maraschino cherries and chopped almonds for a nutty crunch.Be sure to check out more cookie recipes, too! What are Icebox Cookies? Icebox cookies are also known as refrigerator cookies or slice-and-bake cookies.The buttery dough is rolled into a log and stored in the refrigerator (an icebox) until firm.

Once firm, the dough is cut into rounds and baked.Easy as can be! Cookies Ingredients Cherries: You will use both the maraschino cherry juice and the cherries in this Cherry Icebox Cookie recipe.Almond Extract: The nutty flavor of the almond extract is perfect for these cookies, which contain almonds.

If you don’t have any almond extract on hand, you could use vanilla extract.Cream of Tartar: Cream of tartar is not a cream at all, but a powdery acid.It can be found in the baking aisle, near the spices, in your local grocery store.

Rolling the Dough Since these Cherry Icebox Cookies are slice-and-bake cookies, the dough is rolled into logs of dough.Then, the dough is chilled and sliced when ready to bake.To roll the dough into the log, first, place the dough onto a sheet of parchment paper.

Roll it out into 2, 8-inch logs of dough.Next, fold the parchment paper over one of the dough logs.Press down on the bottom half of the paper to hold it in place.

Then, use your other hand to gently press the top half of the paper in between the dough and the parchment paper, making a crease i

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