Chocolate-Covered Surprise Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Covered Surprise Cookies
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 42 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 3/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, reserve juice , halved; Frosting; 1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips; 2 tablespoons reserved cherry juice

Chocolate cherry cookies hide a cherry underneath chocolate frosting!

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60 min

Prep Time

1 hr 35 min

Total Time

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Ingredients

³/₄ cup sugar

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons vanilla

1 ³/₄ cups all-purpose flour

¹/₃ cup unsweetened cocoa

¹/₂ teaspoon baking powder

1 (10-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained, reserve juice, halved

Frosting

1 cup real semi-sweet chocolate chips

2 tablespoons reserved cherry juice

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Combine sugar and butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add all remaining cookie ingredients except cherries. Beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 3

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Press cherry half into center of each cookie. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Combine all frosting ingredients in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 4-5 minutes or until chips are melted and frosting is smooth. Frost cooled cookies.