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Chocolate Cherry Delight Cookies
All of the things that you love about a chocolate covered cherry in a delicious cookie! A chocolate cherry coconut cookie filled with vanilla frosting topped with a cherry and drizzled in chocolate!
Prep Time
35 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 48 Cookies
Calories: 175 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened salted butter
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- ⅓ cup maraschino cherry juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- ¾ cup chopped maraschino cherries
- ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
Topping
- 1 cup vanilla frosting, more or less
- 48 maraschino cherries with stems, drained and patted dry
- 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon shortening
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, use a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to beat 1 cup softened salted butter and 1 ½ cups sugar at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Gradually beat in ⅓ cup maraschino cherry juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together 3 cups all-purpose flour and ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder. Slowly beat the flour mixture into the sugar mixture. Stir in 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut, ¾ cup chopped maraschino cherries, and ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips by hand.
- Scoop the dough into balls that are about 1 ¼-inches and place them on the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between them. Use the handle of a wooden spoon or the back of a teaspoon to make an indent in each ball of dough.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are set and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool completely.
- Fill each cookie with a scant teaspoon from the 1 cup vanilla frosting,. Top with 48 maraschino cherries with stems,.
- Make a chocolate drizzle by adding 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips and 1 teaspoon shortening to a small microwave-safe bowl. Melt in 30-second increments, stirring between each increment, until smooth. Drizzle over the cookies.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
175kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
11mg
(4%)
Sodium
46mg
(2%)
Potassium
75mg
(2%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
126IU
(3%)
Calcium
13mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 175
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 175kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 11mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 46mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 75mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 126IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 13mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.