Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
Description
Chocolate cherry cookies with a rich chocolate cherry glaze. These decadent treats taste as good as they sound and will disappear at holiday parties!
Ingredients
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1 cup white sugar
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1/2 cup butter
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1 egg
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
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1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
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Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Stir in flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder until smooth. Roll dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Make an indentation with your thumb in the center of each cookie.
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Drain cherries and reserve juice. Place a cherry in the indentation of each cookie ball.
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Combine chocolate chips with condensed milk in a saucepan over low heat; stir until chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice. Drizzle or spoon about 1 teaspoon of chocolate cherry mixture over each cherry to cover.
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Bake in the preheated for 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.