Chocolate Cherry Blossoms

Name: Chocolate Cherry Blossoms
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 60 cookies
Ingredients: 3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate; 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/3 cup dried cherries, chopped; 1/3 cup sugar; 1 (11-ounce) bag (60) cherry cordial crème chocolate candy pieces, * unwrapped

Rich fudgy chocolate candy cookies are filled with tart dried cherry bits and topped with a cherry cordial chocolate candy piece. What could be better?

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Ingredients

3 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened baking chocolate

3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 ¹/₂ cups sugar

1 ¹/₂ cups all-purpose flour

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons baking powder

¹/₃ cup dried cherries, chopped

¹/₃ cup sugar

1 (11-ounce) bag (60) cherry cordial crème chocolate candy pieces, unwrapped

*Substitute your favorite variety chocolate candy piece.

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 300°F.
STEP 2

Place unsweetened chocolate in bowl. Microwave, stirring every 30 seconds, 1-1 1/2 minutes or until melted. Add butter; stir until butter is melted. Cool 10 minutes.
STEP 3

Combine melted chocolate mixture, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 3/4 cup flour, eggs and baking powder in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Add remaining 3/4 cup flour and dried cherries; beat at low speed just until well mixed.
STEP 4

Place 1/3 cup sugar into another bowl. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until top is cracked and set.
STEP 5

Press 1 cherry chocolate candy piece immediately into each cookie. Remove to cooling rack. Cool completely or about 1 hour until chocolate is set. Store between sheets of waxed paper in container with tight-fitting lid up to 5 days.

Tip #1

The cookie dough may also be rolled in powdered sugar for a frosty white crinkled effect.

Tip #2

Increase chopped dried cherries to 1/2 cup for extra cherry flavor.

80 Calories

2.5 Fat (g)

15 Cholesterol (mg)

25 Sodium (mg)

13 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

1 Protein (g)

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