Cherry Cheesecake Cookies

Name: Cherry Cheesecake Cookies
Yield: Makes about 54 cookies
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups (17½ ounces/496 grams), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1 teaspoon, salt; 1 pound (454 grams), cream cheese, softened; 20 tablespoons (2 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/2 cups (10½ ounces/298 grams), sugar; 2 large, eggs; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 8 , whole graham crackers, crushed into crumbs (1 cup) (see note); 3 (20 ounces/567 grams) cans, cherry pie filling, drained

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2010

These cookies are excellent for parties and potluck dinners, but they are also great during the holidays.

SERVES Makes about 54 cookies

TIME 1 hour, plus 30 minutes chilling and 25 minutes cooling

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