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Chocolate-Cherry Sandwich Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Cherry Sandwich Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries, drained; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 1 package (12 ounces) vanilla wafers; 18 ounces milk chocolate candy coating, melted; Red and white sprinkles or colored sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 35 min. + chilling

Makes

3-1/2 dozen

I make these often at Christmastime, but they're a winner for summer parties, too. Chilling the cookies before you dip them into chocolate is important because it firms up the filling. —Amy Sauerwalt, Columbia, Maryland

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Ingredients

4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries, drained
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 package (12 ounces) vanilla wafers
18 ounces milk chocolate candy coating, melted
Red and white sprinkles or colored sugar

Directions

In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth; stir in cherries and extract. Spread 1 teaspoon cream cheese mixture on bottoms of each of half of the wafers; cover with remaining wafers. Refrigerate 1 hour or until filling is firm.
Dip sandwiches in candy coating; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; top with sprinkles or colored sugar. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts

1 sandwich cookie: 105 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 39mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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