Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
A soft chocolate cookie with rich chocolate icing covering a sweet cherry makes a wonderful surprise in the center of each Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookie.
Servings 20 cookies
Calories 219kcal
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 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
- 10 ounce jar maraschino cherries
Frosting
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 5 teaspoons cherry juice reserved from jar of maraschino cherries
Instructions
- In a large bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, salt, bakign powder and baking soda.
- In mixing bowl beat together butter and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture; beat until well blended.
- Shape dough into balls. Place on a lined or ungreased cookie sheet. Press down the center of dough with thumb or round side of a teaspoon.
- Drain maraschino cherries and reserve the juice. Put a cherry in the center of each cookie.
- In a small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk; heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 5 teaspoons of cherry juice and add more 1 teaspoon at a time as needed to make frosting a pourable consistency.
- Spoon a couple teaspoons of frosting over each cherry and spread to cover the cherry.
- Bake in a 350°F oven about 9 minutes or until done. Remove to wire rack to cool
Notes
- Jars of maraschino cherries are not created equal, different brands use different sized cherries. A medium to large cherry works best in this recipe. If you love cherries grab a jar of extra-large cherries.
- Cherry juice should be reserved to thin the icing to make it a pourable consistency. Icing can be thinned to your desired consistency.
- Use a measuring spoon to make evenly sized indents if you're not comfortable using your thumb.
- Cookies from a single recipe typically fit on one tray for me.
- Doubling the recipe uses a whole can of milk and a whole bag of chocolate chips for the icing.
Nutrition
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 130mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg