Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 45 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 15 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1050 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour, all-purpose
1/2 cup cocoa powder unsweetened
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1 each egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
48 each maraschino cherries
Frosting
6 ounces chocolate chips (semi-sweet)
1/2 cup milk, sweetened condensed
5 teaspoons cherry syrup

Directions

1. In bowl, stir together flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.

Add egg and vanilla to butter-sugar mixture and beat well.

Gradually add dry ingredients to butter-sugar mixture and beat until well blended.

2. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and push down center of each ball with thumb.

Drain cherries and reserve juice.

Place 1 cherry in center of each indentation.

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

3. For frosting, put chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk in small saucepan. Heat until chocolate melts. Stir in 4 teaspoons cherry juice.

If too thick, add more juice.

4. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry. Spread to cover cherry.

Bake 10 minutes or until done. Do not overcook.

Remove to wire rack and cool.

The cookies freeze nicely.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 290g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1050 35% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 40.0g62%
 Saturated Fat 25.0g123%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 122mg41%
Sodium 416mg17%
Total Carbohydrate 166.0g55%
 Dietary Fiber 10.0g38%
 Sugars 117.0g
Protein 14.0g27%
Vitamin A 18%  Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 19%  Iron 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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I'm a 44 year old guy that over the years has become a conisuer of cookie dunking with milk. This was the first time I have ever, ever baked cookies! I cannot believe how fantastic they came out. What a great recipe. All I did was add Reeses Peanut Butter chips to teh chocolate ones and WOW! They soak up the milk and "explode" in your mouth!!! Amazing!

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