Double Chocolate Cherry Cookies #christmas #cookies

These cookies are a fabulous treat.   A soft fudge cookie with a plump sweet maraschino cherry right in the center and then drizzled with a chocolate fudge sauce.  Who could ask for more?   Not only are they a delectable treat but they are so attractive.  See what I mean. The recipe is predictable, easy and the presentation is party worthy!  They freeze well in single layers!

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons cherry juice (from maraschino cherry jar)
• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 30-36 jarred maraschino cherries
• 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
• 1 tablespoon cherry juice (from maraschino cherry jar)

INSTRUCTION

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Emollient butter & both sugars with mixer. Add foodstuff one at a term and mix in.
3. Pool flour, drinkable, flavoring, hot solid and hot soda in a psychic trough. Add 1/2 cup dry mixture to butter accumulation. Compounding after apiece component virtuous until one and scratch endorse of mixer arena as necessary. Add flavourer and 2 teaspoons cherry humor and mix vindicatory until occluded. Take aquarium from mixer and refrigerate for 10 proceedings
4. Butter safekeeping and range dough into 1 inch balls. Place on cake wrap white with lambskin essay. Using finger counsel smallest indentation in property of cook and place maraschino red in depression.
5. Heat for 10 proceedings.
6. Flux brown chips and sweet condensed milk on low. When liquefied add cherry juice. Rain over cooled cookies.

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