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chocolate cherry beauties

(18 ratings)
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Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Cassandra Nasr
@misscassee
Stockton, CA

A delicious showstopper of a cookie. I make these cookies for Christmas, and more recently had a request for them for a wine tasting party. My father has proclaimed them "the most delicious cookie I have ever tasted". Mission Accomplished.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

These are dynamite! Think ice cream sundae in cookie form! With their brownie-like cookie base and creamy cherry topper, we wiped out the first batch in record time. No shame in that, folks. You'll see what we mean when you give these a try for yourself!

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(18 ratings)
yield serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For chocolate cherry beauties

  • 4 oz
    unsweetened chocolate
  • 1/2 c
    vegetable oil
  • 2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 4
    eggs
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 stick
    butter
  • 1 c
    confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp
    rum or rum extract
  • 1 c
    milk chocolate chips
  • maraschino cherries

How To Make chocolate cherry beauties

  • 1
    Prepare cookie base. Melt unsweetened chocolate with a double boiler (or the microwave in 30 second increments.)
  • 2
    In a separate bowl, add chocolate to the oil, sugar and vanilla. Mix until well incorporated.
  • 3
    Stir in eggs, flour, baking powder and salt; Mix well. Chill for 2-3 hours.
  • 4
    Remove from refrigerator. Roll dough into one inch balls. bake at 350° for 10 minutes, this will give you a softer cookie. (Up to 12 minutes if you desire a crispy cookie. I prefer soft. )
  • 5
    Once you have removed the cookies from the oven, immediately use a round bottomed spoon (a teaspoon measuring spoon is a good size) to smoosh a "well" into the cookies. Allow to cool completely.
  • 6
    Prepare cookie filling. In a medium bowl, mix softened butter (not melted), confectioners sugar and rum extract (or rum) for flavor. You may need a little more than a teaspoon, depending on your taste. Blend using a hand mixer until it is the consistency of piping frosting. Add 1/4 cup of milk chocolate chips, finely chopped.
  • 7
    Using a pasrty bag without a tip, pipe a dollop of filling into the well you pressed into the cookie. Add a Maraschino cherry to the top of each cookie. The ones with stems are very pretty.
  • 8
    Melt the remaining milk chocolate chips and drizzle over the cookies. NOTE: The cookies in the main picture are a "bite sized version" of this cookie - When I rolled the ball they were about the size of the cherries before baking.
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