Vanilla Porter Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
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| Serves | 3 dozen |
| Prep time | 30 minutes |
| Cook time | 10 minutes |
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| Meal type | Dessert |
Rich, chocolatey cookies are studded with maraschino cherries and drizzled with a chocolate porter frosting.
Ingredients
- 1 + 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup Vanilla Porter (+ 4 tsp Vanilla Porter)
- 1 jar maraschino cherries
- 6oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1-3 teaspoon cherry juice
Directions
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a bowl, combing the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. | |
| Step 3 | |
| In a larger bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. | |
| Step 4 | |
| Add egg and the 1/4 cup of Vanilla Porter to the butter mixture and mix well, then add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined. | |
| Step 5 | |
| Shape the dough into 1 inch balls and place on a cookie sheet and create an indent in the center of each with your thumb. | |
| Step 6 | |
| Drain the cherries and reserve the juice. | |
| Step 7 | |
| Place one cherry in the center of each indentation. | |
| Step 8 | |
| In a small pot, mix the chocolate chips and condensed milk over low heat until melted. | |
| Step 9 | |
| Add the 4 tsp of Vanilla Porter and 1-3 tsp cherry juice to the melted chocolate, then spoon 2 tsp over each cookie. | |
| Step 10 | |
| Bake for ten minutes. | |
