Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies Iii

Serves: 4

Santos Walker

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

49

Sweetness

56

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.7

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

1 cup

Shortening

1

Egg

2 tbsps

Milk

18 large

Marshmallow

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C)

2

Sift together flour, soda and salt and set aside

3

Cream shortening and gradually add 2/3 cup brown sugar

4

Blend in 1 unbeaten egg

5

Beat well

6

Stir in HALF of the flour mixture

7

Add 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice and 2 tablespoons milk

8

Stir in the remaining dry ingredients and mix well

9

Blend in 2 squares of melted chocolate, walnuts, and maraschino cherries

10

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets

11

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes

12

Cut the marshmallows in half and place cut side down on hot cookies

13

Cool on rack and frost with Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookie Frosting from this site (see footnote for the link) and top each with a nut half