Evenly coat 2 Madeleine pans (12 shells
per pan, each 3 inches long) or 3 small muffin pans (12
muffins per pan, each 1-3/4-inch diameter) with spray. Dust
with flour. Set aside. In large mixing bowl at high speed,
beat together eggs and sugar until light and fluffy, about
5 to 10 minutes. Beat in almond extract and vanilla. Fold
in flour, about 1/3 at a time. Fold in butter, about 1/3
at a time. Fold in cherries. Spoon 2 Tbsp. batter into each
Madeleine shell or 1-1/2 Tbsp. batter into each muffin cup.
Bake in preheated oven—375° F for shiny aluminum
pans or 350° F for black nonstick pans—until cake
tester inserted near centers comes out clean and cookies
pull away from sides of pans, about 8 to 10 minutes for
Madeleine pans or 10 to 12 minutes for muffin pans. Cool
on wire racks. If you like, dip shell ends or muffin tops
in chocolate. Cool on waxed or parchment paper until chocolate
is set. Makes 24 (3-inch) shell-shaped cookies or 32 muffin-shaped
cookies.