Chewy Chocolate-Covered Cherries Cookie Recipe Is Tried & True by Donna John
This delicious chocolate cookie recipe hides a fun surprise in the center – a maraschino cherry. This easy chocolate cookie recipe is the perfect addition to your Christmas cookie tray!
If you have leftover frosting, it makes a decadent dip for sugar cookies or chunks of pound cake for dessert. Sounds delicious, right? It is!
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries
- 1 package (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Here's how to make it:
- Combine the flour and cocoa powder in a bowl. Mix well.
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Beat the butter until smooth, about 30 seconds, with an electric mixer. Add the sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Beat well. Add the egg and vanilla.
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Gradually incorporate the flour and cocoa mixture.
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Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. Pat them dry with a paper towel. Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place on a cookie sheet. Use your thumb and make a hole (don't go all the way through) in the center of each cookie. Put one cherry in each hole.
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To make the frosting, in a small saucepan combine the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Melt over low heat. When melted, add 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice. Mix well.
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Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the frosting over each cookie to cover the cherry. Bake in a preheated 350-degree F oven for 9 to 10 minutes. Allow to cool on a wire rack or foil.
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