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chocolate-covered cherry cookies

Recipe by
Lynette !
Gulf Breeze, FL

Great cookies for Christmas trays or for Valentines Day! Cooking time is10 to 12 minutes per cookie sheet, total time would depend on your oven size.

yield 4 dozen
prep time 20 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate-covered cherry cookies

  • 1/2 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 c
    cocoa
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 jar
    maraschino cherries, undrained (10 ounce jars)
  • 6 oz
    semi-sweet chocolate morsels
  • 1/1/22 c
    sweetened condensed milk

How To Make chocolate-covered cherry cookies

  • 1
    Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
  • 2
    Combine flour and the next 3 ingredients; stir well. Gradually add to the creamed mixture, beating well.
  • 3
    Shape the dough into 1 inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheets. Press thumb into each ball of dough, leaving an indentation. Drain cherries, reserving 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon juice. Press 1 cherry into indentation of each cookie.
  • 4
    Combine the reserved cherry juice, chocolate morsels, and milk in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the chocolate melts. Spread about 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry.
  • 5
    Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Let cool completely on the cookie sheets.

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