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Chocolate Cherry Fudge Cookies



From the kitchen of Stephanie Knewasser



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I found this recipe in a Better Homes & Gardens magazine back in the 90's. The soft chocolate cookie has a maraschino cherry center and is topped with a chocolate fudge frosting before it is baked.



Cream:

1/2 c butter

Add:

1 c sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

Beat until well combined.

Add:

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Beat well.

GRADUALLY add:

1/2 c cocoa

1 1/2 c flour

The dough will go from very dry to sticky.

Stop mixing when it clumps into a ball.

Chill dough or assemble and freeze for baking later.*

* When I skipped this step, the cookies spread.

Roll dough into small balls.

Place on ungreased sheet.

Press down center with thumb.


Drain:

16 oz jar maraschino cherries (SAVE JUICE)

Place cherries in thumbprints.


Have all dough rolled and cherries placed before

making fudge. The fudge hardens as time passes,

so move promptly.


Fudge:

Microwave for 30 sec:

1 c real semisweet chocolate chips*

1/2 c sweetened condensed milk

Stir until melted, micro longer if needed.

Stir in:

4 tsp reserved cherry juice or milk

Generously spoon chocolate over cherry, spread to cover cherry.

If hard to spread, add more juice, but excess won't hold it's shape.


If making ahead, they freeze well at this point.

Do not thaw before baking.


Bake @ 350 10-11 min (cookie should puff).

Let set 2-3 min before transferring to cool.

Cover & store at room temp up to 2 days.


*NO SUBSTITUTES or it dissolves into cookie.



Comments



Chill dough to prevent spreading. I completely assemble all the cookies on a tray lined with wax paper or a silicone mat, freeze. Bake as directed without thawing.



I use a heaping small scoop.
Note how dry dough is before rolling.



Rolled, flattened, indented &
topped with a cherry



Topped with fudge, before baking



Baked. Notice how much the dough spreads.







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