Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 10 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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These speak for themself, they are very good and very rich. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour |
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/4 teaspoon baking powder |
1/4 teapsoon baking soda |
1/2 cup butter |
1 cup sugar |
1 egg |
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla |
1 (16 oz) jar maraschino cherries (about 48) |
1 (6oz.) package semisweet chocolate pieces |
Directions:
1. In large bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and soda. In mixer bowl beat together butter and sugar on low speed of electric mixer till fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
2. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture; beat till well lended.
3. Shape dough into one inch balls, place on ungreased cookie sheets. Press down center of dough with thumb. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie. In small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk; heat till chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry, spreading to co er cherry. (Frosting maybe thinned with additional cherry juice if necessary.) Bake in a 350* oven about 10 minutes or till done. Remove to wire rack and cool.
4. Makes 48 cookies.
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