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Cherry Chocolate Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 39
No one can resis the chewy texture of these fudgy cookies. I always double the recipe because they disappear quickly around our house. —Kim Williams, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Ingredients:
2-1/2 cups butter, softened
4 cups sugar
4 eggs
4 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups baking cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 package (12 ounces) miniature semisweet chocolate chips
1 jar (16 ounces) maraschino cherries, drained and halved
Directions:
1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips.
2. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Top each with a cherry half. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are firm. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.
By RecipeOfHealth.com