12 Days of Cookies – Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

12 Days of Cookies – Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

I let Hubby chose the last cookie for the 12 Days of Cookies. I gave him a list of 5 that came out of my Google Reader. He chose these chocolate covered cherry cookies. Like I have been doing recently, I made a 1/2 batch of these cookies. Hubby and I have started putting on holiday weight and it’s not even the holidays yet! This blog could be the death of me… I did only got 14 cookies out of my half batch. I used my cookie scoop to portion the dough, so apparently I made mine bigger than the original poster did.

These cookies are very good. I love the two textures of chocolate on them. And the surprise of a cherry in the middle is very good. I will definitely make these again sometime. Since they’re not overly holiday-ey they could be made any time of the year.

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies – from A Good Appetite
1 1/2 c all-purpose flour
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 t baking soda
1/4 t baking powder
1/4 t salt
1/2 c unsalted butter, softened
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 t vanilla
24 maraschino cherries
1/2 c semisweet chocolate chips – I used a mix of semisweet & bittersweet
1/4 c sweetened condensed milk

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Mix the flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder & salt together, set aside.

In a mixer beat the butter until softened. Add the sugar & cream until like & fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Add the flour mixture & beat until well mixed.

Roll the dough into 1-inch balls & place them 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheets. Use your thumb to make an indentation in the center of each cookie.

Drain the cherries reserving the juice. Remove the stems & cut the cherries in half. Place 1/2 of a cherry into the indentation in each cookie.

Put the chocolate chips & condensed milk in a small saucepan. Stir over low heat until the chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of the cherry juice. Spoon 1/2 – 1 teaspoon of chocolate over the top of each cherry covering it completely. If the chocolate is too thick add a little more cherry juice.

Bake for 10 minutes & cool on a rack.

These cookies will freeze well. Individually freeze them on a cookie sheet. Once frozen place them in a box with wax paper between layers then back into the freezer.

My 12 Days of Cookies:Day 1: Lumberjacks
Day 2: Peppermint Sandies
Day 3: The great Sugar Cookie Debate
Day 4: Fudge
Day 5: Cranberry Orange Cookies
Day 6: Chocolate Chip Snowballs
Day 7: Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
Day 8: Snickerdoodles
Day 9: Candy Cane & Mint Kiss Cookies
Day 10: Chocolate Peppermint Meringue Cookies
Day 11: Butter Ball Cookies

Cookies, Dessert

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yumventures — March 10, 2010 at 1:53 pm

Mmmm amazing! I love all of the different flavors in each part of the recipe! Perfect for the 17th…maybe even with a drop of green food coloring =)
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Sunshine — March 10, 2010 at 2:28 pm

I’ve been wanting to make a version of htis for awhile and almost did this weekend. Now my plan is tackle them for St. Pat’s. Thanks for reminding me to do this.
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Jes — March 10, 2010 at 4:33 pm

My husband and his Army buddies LOVE these cupcakes! I get requests for them almost weekly!
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Cara — March 10, 2010 at 4:40 pm

sounds so good!! I could go for one now 🙂
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nutmegnanny — March 10, 2010 at 7:48 pm

Well I love Irish Car Bombs so in dessert form I know I would love it even more!
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Carly — March 10, 2010 at 8:10 pm

Wow – I am dying to try these. They look amazing!
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Xiaolu — March 10, 2010 at 9:14 pm

Wow these look amazing. That looks like the perfect amount of frosting, too.
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Joanne — March 11, 2010 at 12:17 am

I made these for a friend’s birthday last month and absolutely fell in love with them. They are the perfect St. Patty’s day cupcake. Or any day really. My friends proclaimed them the best they had ever tasted. Yours look fantastic!
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Brisbane Baker — March 11, 2010 at 8:07 am

What a wonderful recipe! And just in time for St Pats 😀

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Kerstin — March 12, 2010 at 3:17 am

Mmm, they look amazing and are so perfect for St. Patty’s Day – yum!
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Samantha Kate — March 12, 2010 at 8:17 am

Wow these are some fancy looking cupcakes! Great job 🙂
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Shayna — October 9, 2010 at 2:34 am

I’m still in the process of making these…(Have yet to Ice and taste) But My ganache didn’t come out right…I stayed runny even when completely cooled and I can’t figure out what I did wrong 🙁
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Jen — October 11, 2010 at 12:47 am

Shayna – So sorry to hear the ganache didn’t set up. Did you try putting it in the fridge? I’ve never had that issue…
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Richele McHenry — March 14, 2013 at 3:35 pm
I am ready to make these but I do not have enough bittersweet chocolate for the ganache. Can I use semi-sweet or unsweetened chocolate? Will it still taste okay?
- beantownbaker — March 16th, 2013 @ 2:49 pm
  
  Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. Semisweet would work ok, I wouldn’t use unsweetened.
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Kristina — July 24, 2015 at 1:35 pm

Have you ever made these into a cake? I have made them multiple times and love them but was hoping to make this into a cake for a birthday. Any thoughts?