Chocolate Dipped Maraschino Cherry Cookies
Adapted from Land O Lakes Recipe Collection Holiday Cookies Magazine
Servings: 21 cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup chopped maraschino cherries
- ½ cup melted dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- Cream together ½ cup butter and ½ cup sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until light and fluffy.
- Add 1 egg and ½ teaspoon vanilla extract. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix again until well-combined.
- Slowly add 1½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder and ¼ teaspoon sea salt, mixing at low speed until just incorporated. Stir in ½ cup chopped maraschino cherries until well distributed throughout the dough-- if you mix too much your cookies will be completely pink.
- With a cookie scoop or a tablespoon measure, scoop dough and drop onto prepared baking pan leaving about 1 1/2 to 2 inches between cookies. Bake for about 9 to 11 minutes or until cookies are set and edges just begin to brown.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
- When ready to dip, prepare a baking pan with a piece of parchment or silicone baking mat. Dip each cookie half way into ½ cup melted dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips, allowing excess to drip off. Place on prepared baking pan and allow chocolate to set -- you can do this even quicker by placing it in the fridge or freezer for a few minutes.
- When chocolate is set, they're ready to package!