Chocolate-Cherry Swirls

Name: Chocolate-Cherry Swirls
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking powder; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 1 large egg; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters drained, minced maraschino cherries; 0 teaspoons salt; 57 grams semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate-Cherry Swirls might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre recipe box. One serving contains 142 calories, 2g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 30. Head to the store and pick up sugar, flour, egg, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg and vanilla; beat well.

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Vanilla

Egg

Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir well.

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Baking Powder

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Remove half of dough from bowl.

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Dough

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Bowl

Add minced cherries to dough in bowl, and mix well.

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Cherries

Dough

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Bowl

Add 3 tablespoons flour if dough is too soft.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Remove cherry dough from mixing bowl, and set aside. Return plain dough to mixing bowl; add melted chocolate, beating well. Cover and chill both portions of dough 1 hour.

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Chocolate

Cherries

Dough

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Mixing Bowl

Roll each half of dough to a 15" x 8" rectangle on floured wax paper.

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Dough

Roll

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Wax Paper

Place cherry dough on top of chocolate dough; peel off top wax paper. Tightly roll dough, jellyroll fashion, starting at short side and peeling wax paper from dough while rolling. Cover and chill 1 hour.

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Chocolate

Cherries

Dough

Roll

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Wax Paper

Slice dough into 1/4" slices; place on ungreased cookie sheets.

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