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Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 48 maraschino cherries, blotted dry; FROSTING:; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk; 1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

4 dozen

Although these cookies require a little extra effort, they’re worth it. I make them for every family gathering—and they never last long! —Marie Kinyon, Mason, Michigan

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
48 maraschino cherries, blotted dry
FROSTING:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

Directions

Preheat oven to 350° In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture (batter will be very firm). Shape into forty-eight 1-in. balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Push 1 cherry halfway into each ball.
For frosting, melt chocolate chips in milk in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add cherry juice and stir until smooth.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry while the cookie is still warm. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 89 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 43mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (11g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

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