Chocolate Cherry Cookies
These Chocolate Cherry Cookies, featuring a soft fudge base and maraschino cherries, are sweet, chewy, and decadently draped in a rich chocolate glaze. The best part is that they start with a doctored sugar cookie mix, making them an easy but impressive dessert that's sure to delight.
Servings 24
Calories 135kcal
Ingredients
- 1 package sugar cookie mix 17.25 bag
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ package cream cheese 8oz/250g package
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch sea salt
- 1 large egg
- 24 stemless maraschino cherries rinsed and drained
- chocolate melting wafers
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Place a piece of parchment paper on a large baking sheet.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar cookie mix, cocoa, butter, cream cheese. Mix with a mixer for 1 to 2 minutes. The dough will be dense and crumbly.
- Add the egg, vanilla and sea salt. Continue to mix until fully combined and dough-like. It will be thick.
- Use a cookie scoop to compact dough from the bowl and roll into smooth round balls, smoothing off in between the palms of your hands. Place each ball on the sheet of parchment paper, separating them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 11 minutes.
- Near the end of the baking time, prepare your chocolate melting wafers. Add wafers to a small microwave safe bowl. Add vegetable oil. Heat on 50% power for 1 minute. When done, gently stir. Return to the microwave for 30 second bursts, stirring in between, until the chocolate is silky smooth.
- Immediately when the cookies come out of the oven, dip the bottom half of each cherry into the melted chocolate. Press the chocolate covered part of the cherry down into the center of the cookie, creating a dent. Repeat for all cookies.
- Add the remaining chocolate to a piping bag with a small round attachment Pipe chocolate lines overtop each cookie, going side to side.
- Allow the cookies to sit for 30 minutes for the chocolate to harden before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 134IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.4mg
