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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
Prep
20 mins
Cook
10 mins
Servings
18
Difficulty
Easy
These chocolate covered cherry cookies are one of my favorite treats to bake because they're genuinely simple to pull together and absolutely delicious. The combination of rich cocoa and bright cherries creates this wonderful sweet and slightly tart flavor that keeps people coming back for more. What I love most is that they come together in just thirty minutes total, making them perfect for when you want homemade cookies without spending hours in the kitchen. The cocoa powder in these cookies is packed with antioxidants, so you can feel a little better about indulging. They're also budget friendly since you probably have most of these ingredients on hand already. Whether you're baking for a special occasion or just because, these gems never disappoint.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 11 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter½ cup butter
- 11 egg
- 11 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 11 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 11 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk½ cup sweetened condensed milk
- 11 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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Instructions
- 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.
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