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These red, white and blue Cherry Blueberry Cookie Cups are great for Memorial Day, Independence Day or any day you want a little fruity cookie.
These Cherry Blueberry Cookie Cups are a fun treat for those summer patriotic holidays.
Since today would have been my dad's birthday, it is appropriate that the basis of these cookies is one of his favorites, Cherry Nut Nuggets. I just used the dough for the cups, omitted the nuts and added some blueberry preserves.
And speaking of blueberry preserves, you can use any store bought version you like. Or if you want an absolutely incredible (and fast) recipe, check out Cupcake Rehab's Blueberry Basil Preserves. Soooo good.
Cherry Blueberry Cookie Cups

Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 3 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 jar blueberry preserves
- 1 jar Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Cream shortening and cheese together. Add sugar, egg and extract; mix thoroughly.
- Sift dry ingredients together and stir into creamed mixture. Chill dough.
- Divide dough into 48 pieces. Press each piece into a cup of a mini-muffin pan, press down in the middle and up on the sides to cover the entire cup with a well in the center.
- Drop a small teaspoon of blueberry jam into each cookie cup.
- Top with a cherry. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until cookie just starts to turn brown.
Until next time, happy eating.
~Audrey
Cynthia
Yum! I love this recipe! What a great combination of flavors! Thanks for sharing these at the #FillTheCookieJar Facebook group!
Heather @ Join Us, Pull up a Chair
These are so cute and I love the change from nuts to fruit! They'd be great for a summer picnic! Welcome to the group.
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
This is a delicious cherry blueberry cookie cup recipe and very patriotic. I would make this all year, any time, they are so good. So nice to meet you through #fillthecookiejar group.
Have a Safe Holiday Weekend,
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
[email protected] in Pyjamas
Blueberries and cherries sound like a brilliant combination. They look great!
Hope @ Nanny Shecando
Yum what a great idea. Perfect bite sized delights for little kids! Yum. xx
Visiting from Sunday Brunch at Mums Take Five.
bel
What a cool thing to be a part of a cookie blogger collective 🙂 Great idea. These look delicious. Thanks for sharing them with us for Sunday Brunch xx
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Ashley Tukiainen
These look delicious and super festive!! Thanks for sharing on FTAF!!
Audrey
Thanks for hosting a fun party, Ashley!