Cherry-Almond Sugar Cookie Cobbler

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

• tip 1
  No time to make vanilla sauce? Serve cobbler with vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.
• tip 2
  Use a cookie scoop to make portioning cookie dough even faster and more consistent.
• tip 3
  Sparkling sugar gives your sugar cookie crust an elevated look. Sparkling sugar can usually be found in the cake decorating section of most large grocery stores. If you don’t have it or don’t wish to purchase, granulated sugar works, too.
• tip 4
  There are two types of cherries: sweet and sour. Sour cherries are sometimes called pie cherries, because that’s where they really shine. Sweet cherries are great for eating fresh and taste fantastic in this cobbler.
• tip 5
  Cobblers are deep-dish fruit desserts typically featuring a thick crust—usually made of biscuit dough. Some versions are enclosed in a crust, while others have biscuit or crumb topping. Cobblers fall into the same family of desserts as: crisps, crumbles, betties, grunts, slumps, pandowdies and fools. All are easy to throw together and feature fruit.
• tip 6
  The warm vanilla sauce in this recipe is similar to crème anglaise—a rich custard sauce served with desserts like cake—but much easier to make. While crème anglaise features egg yolks, which can easily curdle, this sauce is more stable, which means you can keep it warm without worrying about separation.