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Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights

Name: Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry; 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; TOPPING:; 3/4 cup vanilla frosting; 48 maraschino cherries with stems, drained and patted dry; 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 1 teaspoon shortening

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Total Time

Prep: 35 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

4 dozen

Updated: Jan. 13, 2022

Chocolate-covered cherries were my dad’s favorite candy, so I designed these cookies for him. They’re super-cute with a fudgy sauce and coconut surprise inside. —Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
TOPPING:
3/4 cup vanilla frosting
48 maraschino cherries with stems, drained and patted dry
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Gradually beat in cherry juice and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour and cocoa; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in coconut, cherries and chocolate chips.
Shape dough into 48 balls (about 1-1/4 in.); place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press a deep indentation in center of each with the end of a wooden spoon handle. Bake 9-11 minutes or until set and bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
Fill each cookie with 3/4 teaspoon frosting. Top with cherries. In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Spoon over cherries. Let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 160 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 47mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (17g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights

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