- 1/2 pound butter
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 14 candied cherries, halved, or more as needed
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
- Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until creamy and smooth; scoop by teaspoonful onto the prepared baking sheet. Make an indentation in the center of each portion and insert a cherry half.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are light brown, about 12 minutes.