Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

About Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

These chocolate cherry cookies taste as good as they sound! Chocolate covered cherry cookies are delicious in taste.

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. * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
7. ** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
8. (-) 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.
9. Recipe Tip
10. Add more cherry juice to the melted chocolate mixture to get a spreading consistency if needed.