Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
Fudgy cookies with a cherry surprise in the middle!
Servings: 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 20 oz. jars maraschino cherries
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1½ tsp vanilla
- 1½ cup flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Drain the cherries, reserving the juice.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla. Mix well. Add flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
- Roll the dough into 1 inch balls (like large marbles). Place on a parchment-paper-lined baking sheet. Press your thumb into the dough to create an impression. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, combine chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Cook and stir constantly over low heat until the chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons reserved cherry juice. Spoon this mixture over the cherries; spread to cover.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes, until the edges are cracking. Cool.