chocolate cherry thumbprint cookies
The secret to these great cookies is the oatmeal and the melted chocolate chips. Being my husband's favorite cookies from his childhood, I have perfected the recipe since my mother in law gave it to me years ago. A few little tips on melting chocolate and how to drizzle it on without a mess may be helpful to others! Use a cup to hold your plastic bag in place and scrape the chocolate easily into it. If you do not have a pastry bag, a simple baggie will do. Just cut a tiny piece of the end off and use it to squeeze the chocolate onto the cookies... much easier than the original splatter
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These cookies are a chocolate lovers dream cookie! Adding melted chocolate to the cookie intensifies the flavor. Soft and chewy, I'm reminded of a chocolate covered cherry with each bite. We know we eat with our eyes first, and creating a thumbprint cookie with the cherry in the middle is adorable. Drizzling chocolate across the top, makes you want to take a big bite. I can tell why these are a crowd pleaser. They're easy to make and packed with chocolaty goodness!
Ingredients For chocolate cherry thumbprint cookies
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3/4 csugar
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2/3 cbutter (1 stick plus 3 tablespoons)
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2eggs
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1 tspvanilla
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2 cchocolate chips (divided)
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2 coatmeal, uncooked
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1 1/2 cflour
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1 tspbaking powder
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 jarmaraschino cherries, 8 oz.
How To Make chocolate cherry thumbprint cookies
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1Cut butter into pats and beat with electric mixer until creamy, then add sugar. -
2While butter is mixing drain cherries and cut each in half.
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3Beat sugar and butter till blended then add eggs and vanilla. Beat till smooth.
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4Mix in dry ingredients.
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5Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in 30 second intervals at half power in a glass bowl in the microwave till smooth and creamy.
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6Add melted chocolate to cookie dough and mix well.
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7Using a small cookie scoop make evenly sized cookies and place on parchment paper lined cookie sheets.
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8Using your thumb make an impression and fill with half a cherry.
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9Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes and allow to cool on the cookie sheet before transferring to wax paper.
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10When cookies cool, melt remaining cup of chocolate chips in the microwave then transfer to a pastry bag and drizzle onto each cookie.
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