Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Submitted by ChefRaylene

"I got this out of BH&G magazine. I love chocolate covered cherries and this recipe is to die for. Enjoy!!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1⁄2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
• 48 maraschino cherries, undrained
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup sweetened condensed milk

directions

1. In mixing bowl combine flour and cocoa, set aside.
2. In large bowl, beat butter until softened, add sugar and next 3 ingredients, beat until well combined.
3. Add egg and vanilla, beat well.
4. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
5. Shape dough into 1" balls; place on ungreased pan. Press down center of each cookie and place a cherry in center of each.
6. In small saucepan combine chocolate and milk, heat until chocolate is melted.
7. Stir in 4 tsp cherry juice.
8. Spoon 1 tsp chocolate mixture over each cherry.
9. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes until done. Remove to wire rack; cool and serve.
10. If frosting is too thick it may be thinned with additional cherry juice.

Reviews

[nora3972]

haven't eaten them yet... Only got 24 cookies even using small cherries... I was using dark chocolate chips and cocoa..... my "frosting" sort of stayed as a glop on top of the cookies.. I'll modify that part of the plan next time... Nora

 

[Sugar Fairy]

These are really good. I used dark cocoa powder and drizzled white chocolate over the tops after they cooled, and they looked beautiful. For a quick recipe, these look like you spend a lot of time on them.

 

[Jean E.]

I make these as a Christmas Gift for one of my chocoholics friends. She said they were to die for good!

 

[chubbyrunner]

Excellent cookie- taste just like the real thing! I saw another reader had trouble with them sticking to the baking sheet- use parchment paper (not wax paper) and you'll never have another stuck cookie again!

 

[AnnaMarieCooking]

Excellent cookie!