Ingredients
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
1 each egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 each 10 oz jar marasch. cherries
1 each 6 oz pkg choc chips
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, stir together flour,
cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. In a mixing bowl, beat
together butter and sugar on low speed of electric mixer until
fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir in dry ingredients; mix
well. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Press in center and place drained cherry in center of each cookie. In
small saucepan, combine chocolate chips and milk until chocolate is
melted (or heat in microwave oven). Stir in 1 tablespoon of drained
liquid from cherries. Spoon 1 tablespoon of chocolate/milk mixture
over each cherry. Bake for 10 minutes.
Servings: 30 cookies
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Chocolate; Cookie; Dessert; Fruit
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We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies recipe.
