Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies Recipe

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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
582
Calories
Total time
10
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 teapsoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 (16 oz) jar maraschino cherries (about 48)
  • 1 (6oz.) package semisweet chocolate pieces

Directions:

  1. In large bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and soda. In mixer bowl beat together butter and sugar on low speed of electric mixer till fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
  2. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture; beat till well lended.
  3. Shape dough into one inch balls, place on ungreased cookie sheets. Press down center of dough with thumb. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie. In small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk; heat till chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry, spreading to co er cherry. (Frosting maybe thinned with additional cherry juice if necessary.) Bake in a 350* oven about 10 minutes or till done. Remove to wire rack and cool.
  4. Makes 48 cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 581.57 Kcal (2435 kJ)
Calories from fat 253.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 28.18g 43%
Cholesterol 101.93mg 34%
Sodium 169.36mg 7%
Potassium 297.86mg 6%
Total Carbs 79.83g 27%
Sugars 36.48g 146%
Dietary Fiber 5.6g 22%
Protein 8.83g 18%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 14%
Calcium 54mg 5%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 405.45 Kcal (1698 kJ)
Calories from fat 176.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.65g 43%
Cholesterol 71.06mg 34%
Sodium 118.08mg 7%
Potassium 207.66mg 6%
Total Carbs 55.66g 27%
Sugars 25.43g 146%
Dietary Fiber 3.9g 22%
Protein 6.16g 18%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 9%
Iron 1.7mg 14%
Calcium 37.6mg 5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.2
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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