CHERRY-CHOCOLATE VOLCANO COOKIES

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These Cherry-Chocolate Volcano Cookies feature a buttery mix of chocolate and maraschino cherry liquid where the lava would normally be.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Dairy

Time 1h44m

Yield 28 servings, 1 cookie each

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3/4 cup maraschino cherries, drained, divided
3 pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. butter, divided, softened
2 eggs
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup flour
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup chopped PLANTERS COCKTAIL Peanuts
2 Tbsp. maraschino cherry liquid

Steps:

Reserve 7 cherries; chop remaining cherries. Melt 8 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Add 1/4 cup butter; stir until melted. Stir in sugar and eggs. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in nuts and chopped cherries. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350ºF. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto pachment-covered baking sheets.
Bake 12 to 14 min. or until cookies are soft to the touch but tops are still slightly shiny. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
Melt remaining chocolate; mix with remaining butter and cherry liquid until blended.
Quarter reserved whole cherries. Spread 1 tsp. chocolate glaze over each cookie; top with cherry piece.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Fat 8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 20 mg, Sodium 40 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g