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Chocolate Covered Surprise Cookies
Submitted by: Valerie Cheatham
Course
Cookies, Dessert
Servings
2
dozen
Ingredients
3/4
cup
sugar
3/4
cup
butter
softened
1
egg
1-1/2
teaspoons
vanilla
1-3/4
cups
flour
1/3
cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4
teaspoon
baking powder
1/4
teaspoon
baking soda
1/8
teaspoon
Salt
1
jar
maraschino cherries
reserve juice
Frosting
1
cup
semi-sweet chocolate chips
2
tablespoons
reserved cherry juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In mixing bowl, cream together sugar and butter, constantly scraping. Beat 2 minutes.
Add egg and vanilla, beat 1 minute.
Add rest of cookie ingredients (except cherries), beat 2 minutes.
Make 1-inch balls and place on parchment covered baking sheet. Press 1/2 cherry in each ball. Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.
When cookies are cool, melt together chocolate chips and cherry juice. Frost each cookie.
Notes
Nutrition information: 302 calories; 17.6 fat; 138mg sodium; 35.9g carbohydrates; 2.1g protein.