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Triple Chocolate-Cherry Cookies

2 Ratings

2 Comments

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! MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

February 19, 2010

Ingredients

cup butter or margarine, softened

3/4

cup granulated sugar

1/2

cup packed brown sugar

oz bittersweet baking chocolate, melted

teaspoon vanilla

eggs

2 1/4

cups all-purpose flour

1/4

cup unsweetened baking cocoa

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

teaspoon oil

maraschino cherries, drained, each cut in half

Steps

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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.

Expert Tips

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

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie

Calories: 130
Calories from Fat: 60

% Daily Value

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;