Double Chocolate Cherry Drops

Name: Double Chocolate Cherry Drops
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 50 min
Yield: 48 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup maraschino cherries, well-drained, chopped, reserve liquid; Frosting; 3 (1-ounce) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate; 2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter; 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar; 5 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half; 1 tablespoon reserved maraschino cherry liquid; Halved maraschino cherries

These rich chocolate cookies are filled with chocolate and chopped maraschino cherries.

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45 min

Prep Time

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Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

³/₄ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₂ cup sugar

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 teaspoon almond extract

2 ¹/₄ cups all-purpose flour

¹/₃ cup unsweetened cocoa

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

¹/₂ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

¹/₂ cup maraschino cherries, well-drained, chopped, reserve liquid

Frosting

3 (1-ounce) squares semi-sweet baking chocolate

2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter

2 ³/₄ cups powdered sugar

5 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half

1 tablespoon reserved maraschino cherry liquid

Halved maraschino cherries

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
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.
STEP 3

Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
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.
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.