Triple Chocolate-Cherry Cookies

Name: Triple Chocolate-Cherry Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 1 cup butter or margarine, softened; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 2 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, melted; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 eggs; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 1/3 cups white vanilla baking chips (from 12-oz package); 3/4 cup maraschino cherries without stems, coarsely chopped, well-drained; 1 teaspoon oil; 24 maraschino cherries, drained, each cut in half

2 Ratings

2 Reviews

Prep 60 min
Total 60 min
Servings 48

No need to drop everything to make a batch of cookies. You can mix and bake four dozen of these in 1 hour!

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated February 19, 2010

Ingredients

1 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 oz bittersweet baking chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups white vanilla baking chips (from 12-oz package)
3/4 cup maraschino cherries without stems, coarsely chopped, well-drained
1 teaspoon oil
24 maraschino cherries, drained, each cut in half

Steps

1

Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets. In large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in melted chocolate, vanilla and eggs.
2

On low speed, beat in flour, cocoa and baking soda until mixed. Fold in 1 cup of the vanilla baking chips and the cherries. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
3

Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
4

Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, place remaining vanilla baking chips and oil. Microwave on High 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave in 10 second increments, stirring after each time, until melted and smooth. Spoon drop of mixture in center of each cookie; top each with cherry half. Drizzle remaining mixture over cookies.

Store these rich chocolaty cookies in a tightly covered container to preserve freshness.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 130

Calories from Fat: 60

Total Fat: 7g; 10%

Saturated Fat: 4 1/2g; 22%

Trans Fat: 0g

Cholesterol: 20mg; 6%

Sodium: 70mg; 3%

Potassium: 35mg; 1%

Total Carbohydrate: 17g; 6%

Dietary Fiber: 0g; 0%

Sugars: 11g

Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 2%; 2%

Vitamin C: 0%; 0%

Calcium: 0%; 0%

Iron: 4%; 4%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;