Description
Rich chocolate cookies with a maraschino cherry tucked into each one, topped with a silky chocolate-cherry frosting. Makes four dozen.
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1–1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1–1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
48 maraschino cherries, blotted dry
For the frosting:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice
Instructions
1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Beat the butter with the sugar until pale and fluffy, about 5 to 7 minutes, then mix in the egg and vanilla.
2. Whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda, then stir gradually into the butter mixture. The dough will be quite stiff.
3. Form the dough into 48 one-inch balls and place them on baking sheets. Press one cherry halfway into each ball.
4. For the frosting, warm the chocolate chips and condensed milk in a small saucepan over low heat, whisking until smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in the cherry juice.
5. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. While the cookies are still warm, drizzle about 1 teaspoon of frosting over each cookie. Allow the cookies to cool on a wire rack.
Notes
The dough is quite stiff; that is what lets it hold the cherry inside during baking.
Blot the cherries dry so the dough stays firm, and reserve a little cherry juice for the frosting.
Drizzle the frosting while the cookies are still warm so it spreads easily and sets as the cookies cool.
Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 to 12 minutes per batch
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 89
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 43mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 10mg