Cherry Chocolate Cookies Recipe

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No one can resis the chewy texture of these fudgy cookies. I always double the recipe because they disappear quickly around our house. —Kim Williams, Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Cherry Chocolate Cookies Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 39 Servings

25 10 35

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups butter, softened
4 cups sugar
4 eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 package (12 ounces) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 jar (16 ounces) maraschino cherries, drained and halved

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Top each with a cherry half. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 303 calories, 15 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 53 mg cholesterol, 252 mg sodium, 42 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Cherry Chocolate Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2002, p83