Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
Prep time: 22 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 144
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 79 milliliters butter, softened; 4 teaspoons cherry liqueur or maraschino cherry juice; 496 grams package chocolate chip cookie mix (we tested with Betty Crocker); 42 assorted chocolate-covered cherries (we tested with Russell Stover hand-dipped Cherry Cordials); 1 large egg; 118 milliliters powdered sugar; 79 milliliters shortening; 118 milliliters unsweetened cocoa

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies a try. One serving contains 29 calories, 0g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe covers 0% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 144. If you have butter, cocoa, powdered sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 22 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter and shortening in a large bowl at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; add egg, beating until blended.

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Shortening

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Combine cookie mix and cocoa; gradually add to butter mixture, beating well. Shape dough into 1" balls.

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Cookie Mix

Butter

Cocoa Powder

Dough

Place balls 2" apart on ungreased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool 2 minutes. Gently press 1 cherry candy in center of each cookie. Cool completely on baking sheets; transfer to wire racks.

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Cherries

Candy

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Combine powdered sugar and liqueur in a small bowl, stirring until smooth. (Glaze should be thick, yet easy to drizzle.)

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Powdered Sugar

Liqueur

Glaze

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Place glaze in a small zip-top plastic bag. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag.

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Glaze

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Drizzle glaze over cookies.

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Glaze

Let stand until set.

Note: Depending on the size candy box you buy, you may need two boxes for these cookies.

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Candy

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Servings:

79milliliters

butter, softened 4teaspoons

cherry liqueur or maraschino cherry juice 496grams

package chocolate chip cookie mix (we tested with Betty Crocker)42

assorted chocolate-covered cherries (we tested with Russell Stover hand-dipped Cherry Cordials)1large

egg 118milliliters

powdered sugar 79milliliters

shortening 118milliliters

unsweetened cocoa

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Madeira, Prosecco

Cookies can be paired with Cream Sherry, Madeira, and Prosecco. Sweet bubbly Prosecco doesn't overwhelm simple sugar or shortbread cookies, a sweet cream sherry complements spiced cookies, and madeira's nutty notes match cookies with nuts perfectly. The NV Solera Cream Sherry with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.