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Chocolate-Maraschino Cherry Cookies

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  • Prep 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 36
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Chocolate and cherries are a classic combination, and this pink-and-brown dessert is easy to prepare with Betty Crocker sugar cookie mix.
By Deborah Harroun
Created Mar 19, 2012
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1/2 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon cherry extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
  • 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
  • 1/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Chocolate-Covered Cherries

  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 3/4 teaspoon shortening
  • 36 maraschino cherries with stems
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir together cookie mix, flour, butter, egg, cherry extract, almond extract and cherry juice with spoon until soft dough forms. Stir in chopped cherries and miniature chocolate chips.
  • 2
    Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • 3
    Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Using end of wooden spoon handle, immediately make indentation in center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • 4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave 1/4 cup chocolate chips and the shortening uncovered on High in 30-second increments, stirring after each, until chips are softened; stir until smooth. Dip each stemmed cherry in melted chocolate and place in indentation of each cooled cookie.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    You will need 2 (10-oz) jars of maraschino cherries for both the cookies and the chocolate-dipped cherries.
  • tip 2
    If you’re not planning to serve the cookies right away, wait to dip and place the cherries on the cookies until just before serving.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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