Chocolate coated cherries sit on top of fudgy, moist cookies - a perfect addition to any holiday dessert table.
Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 35 min
- Servings 30
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon kirsch, if desired
- 1 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 30 chocolate-covered cherries
- 4 oz white chocolate baking bars or squares, chopped

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add egg and kirsch; beat until blended. On low speed, beat in flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt until blended. Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate 1 hour.
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Step2Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Unwrap dough; shape into 1-inch balls. On cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Immediately press 1 chocolate-covered cherry into center of each cookie. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
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Step3In small microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes or until softened and chocolate can be stirred smooth. Spoon melted chocolate into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag. Cut off tiny corner of bag; squeeze bag to drizzle chocolate over cookies. Let stand until set.
Nutrition
160
Calories
7g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 60mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
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