Triple Chocolate-Cherry Cookies |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 9 Minutes |
Ready In: 69 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is from a Pillsbury holiday baking book. I haven't made these yet. It says to store them tightly covered to keep them fresh. Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened |
3/4 cup sugar |
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed |
2 ounces bittersweet baking chocolate, melted |
1 teaspoon vanilla |
2 eggs |
2 1/4 cups flour |
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 1/3 cups white vanilla baking chips |
3/4 cup maraschino cherry, without stems, coarsely chopped and well drained |
1 teaspoon oil |
24 maraschino cherries, drained and cut in half |
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F.
2. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
3. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Beat in melted bittersweet chocolate and eggs.
5. On low speed, beat in flour, cocoa, and baking soda until mixed.
6. Fold in 1 cup of the vanilla chips and 3/4 cup chopped cherries.
7. Drop by tsp about 2 inches apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
8. Bake 9-11 minutes or until set.
9. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
10. Cool 2 minutes on pan.
11. Remove to wire racks and cool completely, about 15 minutes.
12. Meanwhile, in a small microwavable bowl, put remaining vanilla chips and oil.
13. Microwave on high 30 seconds (depending on your microwave) .
14. Stir.
15. If necessary, microwave in 10 second intervals, stirring between each, until chips are melted and smooth.
16. Spoon drop of melted vanilla chip mixture in center of each cookie and top with a cherry half.
17. Drizzle remaining vanilla chip mixture over cookies.
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