Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
1/2 cup Butter (if cold – cut into cubes)
1 can (14 oz) Sweetened Condensed Milk
1 bag (10 oz) Nestle Dark Chocolate Morsels
!/2 cup Chopped Red Candied Cherries*2 Tb Milk
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
36-40 Whole Red Candied Cherries**Red Candied Cherries can be found with fruitcake ingredients in the holiday section of the grocery store.Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a saucepan, heat chocolate morsels, sweetened condensed milk and butter over low heat. Stir continuously until ingredients are melted and smooth. Add the flour a half cup at a time and stir until incorporated.Remove batter from heat and add the chopped red candied cherries. Drop by the tablespoonful on a greased cookie sheet. You should have about 36-40 cookies. Bake cookies for nine to ten minutes.
While the cookies are baking, mix the powdered sugar and milk until free of lumps. Allow cookies to cool for one or two minutes. Using a small spoon or your thumb, push an indentation into the top of each cookie. Drizzle the powdered sugar mixture over the top filling with a pool of sugar glaze. Add a red candied cherry and step back to admire your beautiful and festive cookies.
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Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Butter if cold – cut into cubes
- 1 can 14 oz Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 1 bag 10 oz Nestle Dark Chocolate Morsels
/2 cup Chopped Red Candied Cherries*2 Tb Milk
- 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 36-40 Whole Red Candied Cherries
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a saucepan, heat chocolate morsels, sweetened condensed milk and butter over low heat. Stir continuously until ingredients are melted and smooth. Add the flour a half cup at a time and stir until incorporated.
Remove batter from heat and add the chopped red candied cherries. Drop by the tablespoonful on a greased cookie sheet. You should have about 36-40 cookies. Bake cookies for nine to ten minutes.
While the cookies are baking, mix the powdered sugar and milk until free of lumps. Allow cookies to cool for one or two minutes. Using a small spoon or your thumb, push an indentation into the top of each cookie. Drizzle the powdered sugar mixture over the top filling with a pool of sugar glaze. Add a red candied cherry on top.
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Nicole Harris is the recipe creator behind WonkyWonderful, sharing fast, budget-friendly meals for busy families. Since 2012 she’s been developing 30-minute dinners, kid-approved favorites, and holiday dishes with flair - all with real ingredients and no fuss. She grew up stretching simple pantry staples into something delicious, and that shows up in every recipe: easy, affordable, and full of flavor. Read more...
G’day Nicole…your cookies look YUM, true!
Your photo made me want to say, “I want one right now!” too!
Cheers! Joanne
Viewed as part of Helene’s Christmas Cookie Collection 2013
Thanks Joanne 😀