Easy Cherry Cobbler (With Fresh Cherries)
This easy cobbler has lots of juicy fresh cherries and a buttery sugar cookie topping, and it's made entirely from scratch. Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for a perfect summer dessert!
Servings: 6
Estimated Calories: 359
Ingredients
For the Cherry Filling
- 1¾ pounds fresh cherries, stemmed and pitted (you want 5 cups of pitted cherries)
- 3 tablespoons sugar, or to taste (you can add more or less depending on how tart or sweet yout cherries are)
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon freshly-squeezed lemon juice, or bottled
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the Sugar Cookie Topping
- ½ cup salted butter, at room temperature
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon pure almond extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Prepare the Cherry Filling
- Put the cherries in an 8x8x2-inch baking dish.
- Evenly sprinkle 3 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, the lemon juice, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract over the cherries; stir gently to combine.
Prepare the Sugar Cookie Topping
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter, ⅓ cup sugar, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and the almond extract until well combined, light in color and fluffy (I do this by hand with a mixing spoon).
- Add 1 cup of flour. Mix just until all of the flour has been incorporated and a dough forms (like cookie dough; it's okay if it's not in one large ball as long as there are no spots of dry flour).
- Take pieces of the dough (about 1 inch in size) and evenly distribute them on top of the cherries in a single layer.
Bake & Serve
- Bake in the center of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until the cherry filling is bubbly and the topping is cooked through and just starting to turn lightly golden (it shouldn't have a lot of color).If the topping starts to get darker before it is cooked through, tent the dish with foil for the remainder of the baking time.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for about 30 minutes; the filling will thicken more as it cools. Best when served fresh from the oven and still slightly warm (not hot).
Recipe Notes
- This is excellent served with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
- Can be served at room temperature instead of warm.
- Estimated calories shown are for the cobbler only and do not include ice cream or whipped cream.
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