Low Fat Cherry Cookies

yummy!

Ingredients

• 1⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 5 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• ¼ cup Egg Beaters or other fat-free egg substitute
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• cherry jam (sugar free if desired)
• 16 whole cherries, fresh or frozen (no added sugar)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Chop fresh or frozen cherries.
3. In a small bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
4. In a large bowl, mix the butter and sugar until smooth then beat in egg and vanilla.
5. Slowly blend in the dry ingredients.
6. Form dough into 1½ inch balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Scoop on ½ teaspoons of cherry jam and ½ teaspoon of chopped cherries.
8. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden.
9. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.