61 chocolate cherry recipes

Well-drained maraschino cherries may be substituted for candied cherries.

A no-bake chocolate-coated date log filled with walnuts, candied cherries, and crystallized ginger. Ground dates kneaded into a roll, coated in melted semisweet chocolate, and finished in chopped walnuts. Old-fashioned confection, no oven needed.

Chocolate chip cherry drop cookies with cream cheese in the dough, maraschino cherries, and a half-cherry crown on each cookie. Holiday-bright bite-sized treats.

Basler Brunsli are flourless Swiss chocolate almond cookies spiced with cinnamon and cloves, cut into festive shapes. A traditional Basel Christmas cookie, chewy inside with a crackly crust.

Buttery shortbread bars topped with pecans, dried cherries, mini chocolate chips, and orange marmalade. A two-step bake that turns simple cookies into festive holiday treats in about an hour.

Three-layer no-bake bars with a cocoa-coconut-almond base, cherry buttercream filling studded with maraschino cherries, and a semi-sweet chocolate drizzle on top.

Florentine triangle cookies with a buttery shortbread crust, candied cherry and pineapple topping with almonds, and a semi-sweet chocolate drizzle. A stunning holiday cookie.

Black Forest oatmeal cookies with white and semi-sweet chocolate chunks, maraschino cherries, toasted almonds, and almond extract. A bakery-style drop cookie.

These yummy cherry mash will ensure to please everyone in your house.

No-bake rum cake layers milk-soaked sponge cake with vanilla pudding, chocolate pudding, whipped topping, almonds, and cherries. A retro icebox cake assembled the day before for stress-free entertaining.

Coconut-rolled vanilla ice cream balls floating in hot cocoa spiked with cream of coconut and optional dark rum. Topped with chocolate sauce and a cherry. A showstopper hot chocolate dessert for 8.

Angel food cake slices stuffed with chocolate chips, marshmallows, fruit preserves, or coconut, then grilled golden in a sandwich maker. A 15-minute dessert kids go wild for.

Old-fashioned divinity candy with holiday, chocolate, and ginger variations. The classic Southern white candy: cloud-light, melt-on-your-tongue texture, made by streaming hot syrup into beaten egg whites.

Vegan Black Forest cake with whole wheat pastry flour, applesauce, and a kirsch syrup. Cashew-tofu icing replaces dairy whipped cream. Three layers of chocolate cake, cherries, and creamy frosting.

Homemade chocolate covered cherries with rum-soaked maraschino cherries wrapped in fondant and double-dipped in chocolate. Liquid-center holiday candies just like the ones in the gold box.

Surprise-center butter cookies with 4 hidden fillings: Andes mints, cherries, chocolate chips, and pecans. Each batch gets its own color-coded icing. A fun holiday baking project.