Name: Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened -; 1 cup sugar -; 1 large egg, room temperature -; 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract -; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -; 1/2 cup baking cocoa -; 1/4 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder -; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda -; 48 maraschino cherries, blotted dry -; Frosting: -; 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips -; 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk -; 1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice -

Recipe information

Cooking:

30 min.

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Ingredients for - Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

1. 1/2 cup butter, softened -

2. 1 cup sugar -

3. 1 large egg, room temperature -

4. 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract -

5. 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -

6. 1/2 cup baking cocoa -

7. 1/4 teaspoon salt -

8. 1/4 teaspoon baking powder -

9. 1/4 teaspoon baking soda -

10. 48 maraschino cherries, blotted dry -

11. Frosting: -

12. 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips -

13. 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk -

14. 1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice -

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350° In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture (batter will be very firm). Shape into forty-eight 1-in. balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Push 1 cherry halfway into each ball.

2. Stage

For frosting, melt chocolate chips in milk in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add cherry juice and stir until smooth.

3. Stage

Bake for 10-12 minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry while the cookie is still warm. Cool on wire racks.