chocolate-covered cherry cookies
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.
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
Bake
yield
4 dozen
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 - egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 jars maraschino cherries, undrained (10 ounce jars)
- 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate morsels
- 1/1/22 cup sweetened condensed milk
How To Make chocolate-covered cherry cookies
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Step 1Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
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Step 2Combine flour and the next 3 ingredients; stir well. Gradually add to the creamed mixture, beating well.
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Step 3Shape 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.
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Step 4Combine 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.
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Step 5Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Let cool completely on the cookie sheets.
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