Decadent Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cup butter
• 1 egg egg
• 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
• 0.5 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until well combined. Gradually add the flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, and baking powder, mixing until a smooth dough forms. Roll the dough into walnut-sized balls and arrange them 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press your thumb into the center of each cookie to create an indentation.
3. Drain the cherries, reserving the juice. Place one cherry into the indentation of each cookie ball.
4. In a saucepan over low heat, combine the chocolate chips and condensed milk. Stir continuously until the chocolate is fully melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice. Drizzle or spoon approximately 1 teaspoon of the chocolate cherry mixture over each cherry to completely cover it.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool slightly on the baking sheets before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

• Calories: 223 kcal
• Fat Content: 9 g
• Fiber Content: 2 g
• Sodium Content: 100 mg
• Protein Content: 3 g
• Cholesterol Content: 17 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 36 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g