Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

45 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 15 minutes

1050 calories per serving view nutrition facts

2 dozen suggest servings

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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.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 290g

Amount per Serving

Calories 1050 35% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 40.0g	62%
Saturated Fat 25.0g	123%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 122mg	41%
Sodium 416mg	17%
Total Carbohydrate 166.0g	55%
Dietary Fiber 10.0g	38%
Sugars 117.0g
Protein 14.0g	27%

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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