Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies Recipe

By dcarriger56

Ingredients

• FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Eggland's Best Egg
• 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
• 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

Details

Servings 24
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 40mins
Adapted from tasteofhome.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture (batter will be very firm). Shape into 48 balls, about 1 in. round, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Push one cherry halfway into each ball.

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. Spoon 1 teaspoon of frosting over each cherry (the frosting will spread over cookie during baking).

Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
Yield: 4 dozen.