Name: Chocolate Cherry Delight Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (softened); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/3 cup maraschino cherry juice; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 cup baking cocoa; 1 cup flaked coconut; 3/4 cup maraschino cherries (chopped); 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips; 3/4 cup vanilla frosting; 48 maraschino cherries with stems (drained and patted dry); 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips; 1 tsp shortening

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How To Make Chocolate Cherry Delight Cookies

If you’re after a truly indulgent cookies recipe, this is it. Enjoy bites of tart cherries and coconut, paired with a sweet frosting, for a luscious treat!

Preparation: 35 minutes

Cooking: 10 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1cupbutter,softened
1½cupssugar
⅓cupmaraschino cherry juice
1tspvanilla extract
3cupsall purpose flour
½cupbaking cocoa
1cupcoconut,flaked
¾cupmaraschino cherries,chopped
½cupmini semisweet chocolate chips

For Topping:

¾cupvanilla frosting
48maraschino cherries,with stems, drained and patted dry
1cupmini semisweet chocolate chips
1tspshortening

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until blended. Gradually beat in cherry juice and vanilla.
In another bowl, whisk flour and cocoa. Slowly beat into the creamed mixture. Stir in coconut, cherries, and chocolate chips.
Shape the dough into 48 balls, about 1¼-inch. Place 2 inches apart and press a deep indentation with the end of a wooden handle.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until set and the bottoms are lightly browned. Cool completely.
Fill each cookie with ¾ teaspoon vanilla frosting. Top with the cherries.
To make the chocolate drizzle, melt chocolate chips and shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt 30 seconds at a time and stir until smooth. Drizzle over the cookies.
Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 154.13kcal
Fat: 6.99g
Saturated Fat: 4.12g
Trans Fat: 0.17g
Monounsaturated Fat: 1.85g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.60g
Carbohydrates: 23.18g
Fiber: 1.29g
Sugar: 15.58g
Protein: 1.32g
Cholesterol: 10.17mg
Sodium: 9.96mg
Calcium: 10.46mg
Potassium: 52.88mg
Iron: 0.75mg
Vitamin A: 32.52µg
Vitamin C: 0.52mg

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