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Small, cherry-flavored dough balls, decorated with pine needles.

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Recipe from Ted Masters, Biliana.grigorova (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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Discover this traditional Belgian recipe for delicious and colorful cherry tarts.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting30 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodRefrigeration and decoration
  • Estimated cost$9.33 $0.23 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

40 people
  • $1.16
  • $0.95
  • $0.70
  • $0.03
  • $1.37
  • $3.29
  • $0.14
  • $1.69

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. The butter is whipped with the powdered sugar. ≈ 3 min
  2. The two egg yolks are beaten. ≈ 3 min
  3. The cookies are ground into crumbs using a coffee or walnut grinder.
  4. All the ingredients (except the color and granulated sugar) are mixed with the butter and sugar. ≈ 3 min
  5. Small, cherry-sized balls are formed and placed in the refrigerator.
  6. The red color is dissolved in a small amount of water, and each ball is then dipped and rolled in granulated sugar. ≈ 10 min
  7. Two pine needles are inserted into each ball to give it the appearance of a cherry with a stem. ≈ 10 min

The bill

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  • 1 package of cow’s butter (125 g)$1.16
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar$0.95
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, separated$0.70
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh milk$0.03
  • 1 cup of cherry syrup$1.37
  • 1 vanilla bean$3.29
  • 1 tablespoon of ground almonds$0.14
  • granulated sugar$1.69

Total$9.33

that's $0.23 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 package of cow’s butter (125 g)
  • 1 cup of powdered sugar
  • One package of ordinary biscuits
  • 2 hard-boiled eggs, separated
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh milk
  • 1 tablespoon of liqueur or brandy
  • 1 cup of cherry syrup
  • 1 vanilla bean
  • 1 tablespoon of ground almonds
  • Red food coloring
  • granulated sugar
  • pine needles (the longest ones)

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