Best Gooey Chocolate Cherry Cookies Recipes

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CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY COOKIES



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Although these cookies require a little extra effort, they're worth it. I make them for every family gathering-and they never last long! -Marie Kinyon, Mason, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
48 maraschino cherries, blotted dry
FROSTING:
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
1 to 3 teaspoons maraschino cherry juice

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture (batter will be very firm). Shape into 48 balls, about 1 in. round, and place on ungreased baking sheets. Push 1 cherry halfway into each ball. , For frosting, melt chocolate chips in milk in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; add cherry juice and stir until smooth. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry while the cookie is still warm. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 10mg cholesterol, Sodium 43mg sodium, Carbohydrate 15g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES



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A hidden cherry under the chocolate makes a sweet surprise when you bite into these wonderful chocolate cookies.

Provided by Karen From Colorado

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
48 undrained maraschino cherries (reserve 4 tsp cherry juice)
1 cup semisweet chocolate piece
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Steps:

  • Combine flour and cocoa; set aside.
  • Beat butter in a med bowl on med speed until softened.
  • Add sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Beat until well mixed.
  • Beat in egg and vanilla, scraping the side of the bowl.
  • Gradually beat in flour mixture.
  • Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
  • Place 2-inches apart on an ungreased cooking sheet.
  • Press down the centers with your thumb.
  • Drain cherries, reserving juice.
  • Place a cherry in the center of each cookie in the depression you made with your thumb.
  • Combine chocolate pieces and condensed milk in a small saucepan.
  • Cook and stir over low heat until the chocolate is melted.
  • Stir in 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice.
  • Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the chocolate and milk mixture over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry.
  • If the frosting is too thick, thin with additional cherry juice.
  • Bake in a 350°F oven for about 10 minutes or until edges of cookie is firm.
  • Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES



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These rich, fudgy cookies are chewy and studded with tangy dried cherries. It's a good thing the recipe makes only a small batch, because we eat them all in one night! -Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup semisweet chocolate chunks
1/2 cup dried cherries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, milk and vanilla. In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate and cherries. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets lightly coated with cooking spray. Bake until firm, 12-14 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 159 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 88mg sodium, Carbohydrate 22g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

CHERRY GOOEYS



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

  • Beat 1 cup dark brown sugar and 1 stick butter until fluffy, then beat in 3 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 4 ounces melted semisweet chocolate and 2 tablespoons buttermilk with the eggs. Whisk 1 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder, 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; stir into the butter mixture. Add 2 cups chocolate chunks and 1 cup dried cherries to the finished batter. Drop by tablespoonfuls and chill 30 minutes; bake 8 to 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

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