Cherry-Chocolate Cookie Cups

Name: Cherry-Chocolate Cookie Cups
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 48
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters amaretto; 118 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 118 milliliters finely chopped candied cherries; 8 Red decorator sugar crystals or candied cherries, each cut into 6 pieces; 1 egg; 340 grams bag white vanilla baking chips; 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty sugar cookie mix; 79 milliliters unsweetened baking cocoa; 2 Tbsps water; 59 milliliters whipping cream

Cherry-Chocolate Cookie Cups is a gluten free dessert. One serving contains 74 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat. This recipe serves 48. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up egg, betty sugar cookie mix, candied cherries, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Lightly spray 48 mini muffin cups with cooking spray. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix and cocoa until well mixed. Stir in butter, water and egg until soft dough forms.

Ingredients you will need

Cooking Spray

Cookie Mix

Butter

Cocoa Powder

Dough

Water

Egg

Equipment you will use

Muffin Liners

Bowl

Oven

Shape dough into 48 (1-inch) balls. (If dough is sticky, use moistened fingers.) Press 1 ball into bottom and up side of each muffin cup.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until edges are set. Gently press end of handle of wooden spoon into bottom and against side of each cookie cup to flatten, being careful not to make holes in dough.

Ingredients you will need

Dough

Equipment you will use

Wooden Spoon

Oven

Bake 2 to 3 minutes longer or until bottom is set. Cool in pan on cooling rack 20 to 30 minutes.

Equipment you will use

Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

Meanwhile, in medium microwavable bowl, mix baking chips and cream. Microwave on High 30 seconds; stir. Microwave 20 to 30 seconds longer or until mixture is smooth and chips are melted. Stir in amaretto and chopped cherries.

Ingredients you will need

Baking Pieces

Amaretto Liqueur

Cherries

French Fries

Cream

Equipment you will use

Microwave

Bowl

Let stand 10 to 15 minutes until slightly thickened; stir.

Using tip of knife or metal spatula, lift cookie cups out of pan, gently twisting and lifting up; place on cooling racks. Repress centers with spoon if necessary. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons cherry mixture into each cup.

Ingredients you will need

Cherries

Equipment you will use

Spatula