Cherry Blossom Cookies – Brownie Mischief

Ingredients

• 1 cup (8 oz or 227g) unsalted butter, softened
• 6 tablespoons (3 oz or 85g) cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup (5 1/4 oz or 150g) sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure cherry extract or natural cherry flavoring (*see note below)
• 1/8 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 3 cups (13 1/2 oz or 383g) all purpose flour, sifted
• pink gel food color (**see note below)
• 1 cup (4 oz or 113g) powdered sugar
• pinch fine sea salt
• 4-5 tablespoons whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pure cherry extract or natural cherry flavoring
• pink gel food color
• white sparkling sugar
• pink sugar pearls
• pink nonpareils