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Updated Dec 12, 2011
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Enjoy these delicious chocolate and maraschino cherry cookies for dessert that are baked using Pillsbury™ refrigerated sugar cookies drizzled with cheery liquid and chocolate chips icing for added delight!

Chocolate-Cherry Gems

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Ingredients 8
  • Servings 36
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Ingredients

Cookies

Cups

  • 36 miniature paper or foil baking cups (1 1/4-inch diameter)

Icing

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
  • 1 tablespoon brandy or maraschino cherry liquid

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F. for dark cookie sheet). In large bowl, break up cookie dough. Stir or knead in cocoa and melted chocolate until well blended. Stir in cherries. Cover; freeze dough 30 minutes for easier handling.
  • Step 
    2
    Place paper cups on ungreased large cookie sheet. Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls; place each in paper cup.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 11 to 17 minutes or until puffy and surface loses its shine. Immediately remove cookies in cups from cookie sheet; place on wire racks. Cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In 1-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup chocolate chips and condensed milk over low heat about 3 minutes, stirring constantly, until chips are melted and smooth. Stir in brandy. Drizzle about 1 teaspoon icing over top of each cooled cookie.

Nutrition

100 Calories
3 1/2g Total Fat
1g Protein
14g Total Carbohydrate
10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
3 1/2g
6%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
50mg
2%
Potassium
40mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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