Double Chocolate Cherry Drops
Double Chocolate Cherry Drops
These rich chocolate cookies are filled with chocolate and chopped maraschino cherries.
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45 min
Prep Time
1 hr 50 min
Total Time
48
cookies Ingredients
Cookie
1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
34 cup firmly packed brown sugar
12 cup sugar
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 14 cups all-purpose flour
13 cup unsweetened cocoa
12 teaspoon baking soda
14 teaspoon salt
12 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
12 cup maraschino cherries, well-drained, chopped, reserve liquid
Frosting
3 (1-ounce) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate
2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter
2 34 cups powdered sugar
5 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half
1 tablespoon reserved maraschino cherry liquid
Halved maraschino cherries
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 350°F.
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STEP 2
Combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg and almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped cherries.
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STEP 3
Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
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STEP 4
Melt baking chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in 1-quart saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes or until smooth.
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STEP 5
Combine chocolate mixture and powdered sugar in small bowl. Stir in half & half and reserved cherry juice until smooth. (If frosting is too thick, stir in additional cherry juice.) Frost cooled cookies. Place 1 cherry half in center of each cookie. Let stand on waxed paper until set.
140 Calories
6 Fat (g)
15 Cholesterol (mg)
75 Sodium (mg)
20 Carbohydrates (g)
<1 Dietary Fiber
1 Protein (g)
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