Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies Recipe

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Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 15 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Directions

In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, 1/4 teaspoon salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
Drain cherries, reserving 1-1/2 teaspoons juice. Pat cherries dry. Shape 1 tablespoon of dough around each cherry. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on wire racks.
For frosting, in a saucepan, heat chocolate chips and milk until chips are melted; stir until smooth. Remove from the heat. Add reserved cherry juice and remaining salt. Frost cookies. Yield: about 2-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 275 calories, 11 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 34 mg cholesterol, 187 mg sodium, 44 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2003, p96

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Reviewed on Aug. 19, 2011 by LTROX

When I was in Home Econonics class we made cookies similiar to these but we dipped them in pink icing which shaped them like candy kisses and they were called "Pink Surprises". I loaned by recipe book and it was never returned. These were the best cookies and so pretty. I will have to make these and see how close they come to the recipe I lost.