Mantecaditos de Cereza

Cookie season has begun!  Today is National Cookie Day and I want to celebrate with these very festive and very flavorful cherry shortbread cookies also known as mantecaditos de cereza.  Mantecaditos are some of the easiest cookies to prepare and some of the most delicious and indulgent treats for the holidays.

I prepared these with my 6 year old niece and we had a great time.  Her job was to imprint her little thumb in each one of those cookies and decorate with a strategically placed cherry on top.  To make these cookies just a little more scrumptious, we topped them with a thin milk and sugar glaze.  It gave it the perfect sweet touch.

Mantecaditos can last a few days at room temperature and can easily be packaged to become a very popular edible gift.  They are also great as a pot luck and bake sale contribution.

Celebrate not only today, but every day with these tasty cookies.  The recipe requires only a few ingredients and the prep time is short and sweet.  Happy National Cookie Day!

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Recipe developed for Nestle’s El Mejor Nido.