Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

 

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

These chocolate cherry cookies taste as good as they sound!

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar

• ½ cup butter

• 1 egg

• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon baking soda

• ¼ teaspoon baking powder

• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries

• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk

• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

• Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

  2. 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.

  3. Drain cherries and reserve juice. Place a cherry in the indentation of each cookie ball.

  4. 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.

  5. Bake in the preheated for 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

  6. Nutrition Facts
     Servings Per Recipe 18
     Calories 223
     % Daily Value *
     Total Fat 9g	12%
     Saturated Fat 6g	28%
     Cholesterol 17mg	6%
     Sodium 100mg	4%
     Total Carbohydrate 36g	13%
     Dietary Fiber 2g	6%
     Protein 3g	5%
     Vitamin C 0mg	0%
     Calcium 39mg	3%
     Iron 1mg	7%
     Potassium 159mg	3%

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

     ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

     (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.