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Black Forest Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened (1/2 cup)
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 & 2/3 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1 cup drained & finely chopped maraschino cherries (plus extra for garnish)
- 1 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chip (plus extra for garnish)
Directions:
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. In a mixing bowl beat the butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer for 1 minute, or until combined. Add in the egg and Vanilla extract, beat again.
3. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing by hand with a spatula. the batter will be thick.
4. Drain and finely chop the maraschino cherries. Be sure to pat the cherries to absorb as much excess liquid as possible. Add in the chopped cherries and chocolate chips, mixing with a spatula until combined.
5. Use a cookie scoop to drop dough balls onto a cookie sheet. Press additional cherry pieces and chocolate chips all around the outside of the dough balls.
6. Bake for 13-15 minutes.
7. Allow the cookies to cool to the touch on the baking sheet (about 15 minutes) then move them to a cooling rack.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
24-28 Cookies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10 Minute
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I doubled the recipe

 

 

 

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