Chocolate-Covered Cherry Delights
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 35 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: 4 dozen.
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
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup baking cocoa
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1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
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3/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry
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1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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TOPPING:
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3/4 cup vanilla frosting
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48 maraschino cherries with stems, drained and patted dry
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1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
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1 teaspoon shortening
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
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3.
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.
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