Dessert ready in about an hour? Yes, please! These sweet, decadent cookies are topped with chocolate-covered maraschino cherries for a heavenly taste and impressive presentation. Try making this recipe for Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies as a holiday party treat, or send some to your valentine to really win them over.
Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 5 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Ingredients 12
- Servings 36
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
Filling
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon brandy or 1/2 teaspoon brandy extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Topping
- 36 maraschino cherries with stems, drained on paper towels
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon oil
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup sugar, 3/4 cup butter, the vanilla and egg yolk until light and fluffy. Add flour and cocoa; beat until well combined.
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Step2Shape rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1-inch balls; place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With index finger, make indentation in center of each cookie.
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Step3Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
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Step4Meanwhile, in medium bowl, beat all filling ingredients until smooth. Spoon about 1/2 teaspoon filling into center of each cooled cookie. Press cherry into filling.
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Step5In small saucepan, melt chocolate chips with oil over low heat, stirring constantly. Spoon or drizzle melted chocolate over cherry on each cookie. Let stand until chocolate is set.
Nutrition
110
Calories
6g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
14g
Total Carbohydrate
9g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 110
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 10%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 16%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 20mg
- 6%
- Sodium
- 35mg
- 1%
- Potassium
- 25mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 14g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 9g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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