chocolate cherry beauties

Name: Chocolate Cherry Beauties
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ounce(s) unsweetened chocolate; 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 2 cup(s) granulated sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 4 - eggs; 2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/4 stick(s) butter; 1 cup(s) confectioners' sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) rum or rum extract; 1 cup(s) milk chocolate chips; - maraschino cherries

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Cassandra Nasr

Stockton, CA

Updated on Feb 11, 2012

A delicious showstopper of a cookie. I make these cookies for Christmas, and more recently had a request for them for a wine tasting party. My father has proclaimed them "the most delicious cookie I have ever tasted". Mission Accomplished.

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These are dynamite! Think ice cream sundae in cookie form! With their brownie-like cookie base and creamy cherry topper, we wiped out the first batch in record time. No shame in that, folks. You'll see what we mean when you give these a try for yourself!

— The Test Kitchen

prep time 1 Hr

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield several

Ingredients

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 - eggs
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 stick butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon rum or rum extract
1 cup milk chocolate chips
- maraschino cherries

How To Make chocolate cherry beauties

Step 1

Prepare cookie base. Melt unsweetened chocolate with a double boiler (or the microwave in 30 second increments.)

Step 2

In a separate bowl, add chocolate to the oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix until well incorporated.
Step 3

Stir in eggs, flour, baking powder and salt; Mix well. Chill for 2-3 hours.
Step 4

Remove from refrigerator. Roll dough into one inch balls. bake at 350° for 10 minutes, this will give you a softer cookie. (Up to 12 minutes if you desire a crispy cookie. I prefer soft. )
Step 5

Once you have removed the cookies from the oven, immediately use a round bottomed spoon (a teaspoon measuring spoon is a good size) to smoosh a "well" into the cookies. Allow to cool completely.
Step 6

Prepare cookie filling. In a medium bowl, mix softened butter (not melted), confectioners sugar and rum extract (or rum) for flavor. You may need a little more than a teaspoon, depending on your taste. Blend using a hand mixer until it is the consistency of piping frosting. Add 1/4 cup of milk chocolate chips, finely chopped.
Step 7

Using a pasrty bag without a tip, pipe a dollop of filling into the well you pressed into the cookie. Add a Maraschino cherry to the top of each cookie. The ones with stems are very pretty.
Step 8

Melt the remaining milk chocolate chips and drizzle over the cookies. NOTE: The cookies in the main picture are a "bite sized version" of this cookie - When I rolled the ball they were about the size of the cherries before baking.
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