Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
User Reviews
4.4
123 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
48 cookies
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Calories
88 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies are soft, chewy, and absolutely delightful. They're a longtime Christmas tradition for our family, and also make a fun Valentine's Day treat!
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Ingredients
- 48 undrained maraschino cherries about one 10-oz. jar
- 1.5 c. all-purpose flour
- ½ c. unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ c. unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 c. sugar
- ¼ tsp. kosher salt
- ¼ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1.5 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 6 oz. semisweet chocolate chips - this is my favorite brand
- ½ c. sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Drain maraschino cherries, reserving the juice.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour and cocoa. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 30 seconds, or until softened. Add sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until well combined. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
- Shape dough into 1″ balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet about 2" apart. I like to use a small scoop to portion the dough into uniformly sized balls. Press down in the center of each ball with your thumb to create an indentation. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie’s indentation.
- In a small saucepan over medium to medium-low heat, combine the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of reserved cherry juice until mixture is completely smooth. Turn off heat and let saucepan sit on warm burner. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of this chocolate frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover the cherry fully. If the frosting is too thick, just add a little more of the reserved cherry juice to thin it out. Sometimes it also helps to warm the saucepan again - just turn the heat back to low.
- Bake for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- From Mom's recipe box, adapted very slightly from Better Homes & Gardens magazine.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
88kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
10mg
(3%)
Sodium
28mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 88 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 88kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Cholesterol | 10mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 28mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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