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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies Recipe

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c/o Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, January 1997

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 ½ tsp vanilla
48 undrained maraschino cherries (about 1 10oz jar)
1 6 oz pkg semisweet chocolate pieces
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
Directions:
Directions:
In a mixing bowl combine flour and cocoa; set aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or till softened. Add sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat till well combined. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Shape dough into 1” balls’ place on ungreased baking sheet. Press down center of each ball with thumb. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie. In a small saucepan combine the chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk; heat till chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice.

Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherty (Frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice, if necessary).

Bake at 350 degrees about 10 minutes until done. Remove to wire rack; cool. Makes 48 cookies.
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c/o Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, January 1997

 

 

 

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