Best Chocolate Cherry Drops Recipes

CHOCOLATE CHERRY DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Blend in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, mix in the chopped cherries and walnuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHERRY DROPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar and sugar large mixer bowl.
• Add egg and almond extract; continue beating until well mixed.
• Reduce speed to low.
• Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt beat until well mixed.
• Stir in chocolate chips and ½ cup cherries by hand drop dough by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
• Cool completely.
• Melt chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in 1 quart saucepan over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
• Combine chocolate mixture and powdered sugar in small bowl.
• Stir 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.

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHERRY DROPS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2. On waxed paper, combine flour, cocoa, and salt. 3. In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter and sugar until creamy, occasionally scraping bowl with rubber spatula. Beat in corn syrup, vanilla, and egg until well mixed. At low speed, gradually add flour mixture; beat just until blended, occasionally scraping bowl. With spoon, stir in chocolate chunks and cherries. 4. Drop cookies by rounded measuring teaspoons, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake cookies 10 to 11 minutes or until tops are just firm. Transfer cookies to wire rack to cool. Repeat with remaining dough.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY DROPS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees Lightly grease cookie sheet Set aside.
• 2. In large mixing bowl combine brown sugar, 1/2 c butter, 1/2 c sour cream, 3 squares melted chocolate, the egg and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until well blended. Add flour, baking soda and salt. Beat at low speed until soft dough forms. Stir in the chopped cherries.
• 3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
• 4. In medium mixing bowl combine powdered sugar, melted chocolate, sour cream and butter. Beat on low speed until smooth. Spread frosting evenly on cookies. Garnish with a cherry half in the middle of the cookie frosting. Let dry completely before storing.