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Ingredients
| salted butter: 2/3 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 3/4 cup |
| eggs: 1 |
| vanilla extract: 1 1/2 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 2/3 cups |
| unsweetened cocoa powder (sifted): 6 Tbl |
| baking powder: 1/4 tsp |
| baking soda: 1/4 tsp |
| salt: 1/8 tsp |
| canned maraschino cherries: 36 (halves) |
| granulated sugar: 2 Tbl |
| water: 2 Tbl |
| semisweet chocolate chips (chips): 1/2 cup |
Cherry-Chocolate Cookies
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User rating:
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Prep Time
15 min -
Cook Time
8 min -
Servings
36 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter, 3/4 cup sugar, egg, and vanilla in bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add mixture of flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
- Shape into 1 inch balls.
- Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Press cherry half into center of each cookie.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until almost set.
- Cool on wire rack.
- Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water in saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and add chocolate chips.
- Stir until chocolate melts.
- Frost tops of cookies, leaving cherries unfrosted.