Low-fat Cherry Cookies

Ingredients

 * 1⅔ cups all-purpose flour
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * 5 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
 * ¾ cup sugar or Splenda
 * 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.