Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

These Chocolate Cherry Cookies are rich, fudgy, and filled with the sweet flavor of maraschino cherries topped with a drizzle of dark chocolate. They taste just like a chocolate-covered cherry and bring that cozy, classic holiday flavor everyone loves.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 10

Total Time 35

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings cookies

Calories 103 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter soft but not melted
1 cup white sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste
1¼ cups all purpose flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cornstarch
10 ounces Maraschino cherries stems removed, you will use cherries and juice separately
⅓ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350℉ and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.
Begin the dough by beating together the butter, sugar, and vanilla bean paste in a large bowl until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
In a second bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and cornstarch. Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir until a dough forms. The mixture will be tough and crumbly.
Knead the cookie dough by hand to finish forming the dough. (Kneading means you will squish and squeeze and fold the dough until it is smooth and pliable.)
Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough and roll it into a ball. Repeat this for all the dough.
Place 6 balls of dough onto your baking sheet and add a thumbprint in the center before adding a single cherry to the imprint. You may need to reform the dough around the cherry to reduce cracking during baking.
Bake for about 10 minutes. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once fully cooled, melt the chocolate chips with 4-5 teaspoons of the juice from the cherries in a small, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave the mixture for 20-30 seconds at a time, stirring well between bursts, until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the tops of the cookies before serving.

Notes

Store chocolate-covered cherry cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4-5 days. They will get softer over time.

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Keyword cherry, chocolate, cookies

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