Bringing homemade cookies to a holiday party as a hostess gift, to a neighbor, or co-worker is a thoughtful and inexpensive way to wish them a happy holiday.
Hidden Cherry Fudge Cookies
Servings: 40 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 large jar maraschino cherries or 2 smaller jars
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder good quality unsweetened
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1 6-ounce bag chocolate chips semi-sweet
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
Instructions
- Drain the cherries and reserve the juice.
- Stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Place butter in a separate mixing bowl and beat until fluffy.
- Add sugar to butter and beat until mixed, then add egg and vanilla and beat again.
- Finally, add flour mixture in batches and beat until mixed.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls.
- Place 2 inches apart on several ungreased cookie sheets.
- Press each cookie with your thumb to make a well.
- Place a cherry in the center.
Frosting
- In a small saucepan, cook the chocolate chips and milk over low heat until chocolate is melted.
- Stir 4 tsp of reserved cherry juice in chocolate mixture. Stir until smooth.
- With a spoon, carefully place a teaspoon of frosting over the cherry until completely covered, or hidden. You can always add additional reserved cherry juice if frosting gets too thick.
- Once all cookies are frosted, bake for about 10 minutes.
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