Best 7 Double Chocolate Cherry Drops Recipes

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Indulge in a delightful culinary adventure with our Double Chocolate Cherry Drops, a tantalizing treat that will captivate your taste buds. These delectable morsels combine the richness of chocolate with the burst of tangy cherries, creating a symphony of flavors that will leave you craving more. With two irresistible variations – one featuring a decadent chocolate ganache center and the other showcasing a sweet cherry filling – these cookies satisfy every sweet tooth's desire. As you embark on this baking journey, you'll discover the secrets behind creating these heavenly bites, ensuring they turn out perfectly every time. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and prepare to embark on a delicious escapade with our Double Chocolate Cherry Drops.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 35m

Yield about 3 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup good quality cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup dry red wine, such as burgundy
10 ounces dark chocolate, broken into chunks
1 cup dried tart cherries

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda in a bowl. In a bowl of an electric mixer, or with a handheld mixer, combine butter and sugars until fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and wine and combine. Slowly in batches add the flour mixture until just combined. Fold in the chocolate and cherries. On a nonstick cookie sheet, place a heaping tablespoon of dough for each cookie about 2 inches apart from each other. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until tops are still soft looking but edges look firm.

CHOCOLATE CHERRY DROPS



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This a delicious chewy chocolate cookie recipe that my mother gave me years ago. Hope you enjoy it.

Provided by SMCMCNEIL

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Cherry Dessert Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 10

⅝ cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Blend in the egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, mix in the chopped cherries and walnuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 66.5 calories, Carbohydrate 8.7 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 56.1 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHERRY DROPS



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Make and share this Double Chocolate Cherry Drops recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Ashley U

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 1h12m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup maraschino cherry, well drained, chopped, reserve juice
3 (1 ounce) baking chocolate squares
2 tablespoons butter
2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
5 tablespoons half-and-half
1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
maraschino cherry, halved

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°.
  • Combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar and sugar large mixer bowl.
  • Add egg and almond extract; continue beating until well mixed.
  • Reduce speed to low.
  • Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt beat until well mixed.
  • Stir in chocolate chips and ½ cup cherries by hand drop dough by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
  • Cool completely.
  • Melt chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in 1 quart saucepan over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
  • Combine chocolate mixture and powdered sugar in small bowl.
  • Stir half & half and reserved cherry juice until smooth.
  • If frosting is too thick, stir in additional cherry juice.
  • Frost cooled cookies.
  • Place 1 cherry half in center of each cookie.
  • Let stand on waxed paper until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.5, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 3.8, Cholesterol 16.4, Sodium 60.1, Carbohydrate 18.8, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 13.1, Protein 1.2

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE-CHERRY COOKIES



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Chocolate cookies with white chocolate chips and cherries.

Provided by Ayren Irvine

Categories     Chocolate Cookies

Time 35m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ¼ cups white sugar
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup white chocolate chips
½ cup dried sour cherries

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  • Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl.
  • Beat sugar and butter in a large bowl until smooth and creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in milk and vanilla.
  • Gradually add flour mixture and stir until dough is just combined. Fold in white chocolate chips and cherries. Scoop about 1/4 cup dough per cookie 3 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the edges of cookies are set and the tops lose their sheen, 13 to 15 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheets briefly before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 254.4 calories, Carbohydrate 34.9 g, Cholesterol 43.3 mg, Fat 12.4 g, Fiber 1.7 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.5 g, Sodium 145.2 mg

CHOCOLATE CHERRY DROP COOKIES



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These cookies are very soft and tasty. They're more of a Christmas cookie, but can be served all year 'round.

Provided by Chou7151

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 22m

Yield 2 dozen, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 (1 ounce) envelopes powdered cocoa mix (with or without marshmallows)
2 tablespoons water
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
24 maraschino cherries (red or green)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a large bowl, stir together hot cocoa mix and water.
  • Add the flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt.
  • In a separate bowl, add butter, sugar and egg.
  • Combine thoroughly, and add this mixture to the dry ingredients.
  • Beat on high until thoroughly combined.
  • Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet about 2-inch apart.
  • Press a cherry into each cookie.
  • Bake in oven for 12-14 minutes.
  • Cookies may seem soft when taken out, but they will firm up as they cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 331.5, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 58.3, Sodium 236.8, Carbohydrate 43.9, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 24.1, Protein 3.8

CHOCO-CHERRY DOUBLE DELIGHTS



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Prize-Winning Recipe 2010! Delight in a double chocolate cookie with the double goodness of chocolate and cherries together.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 1/3 cups whole maraschino cherries, well drained
1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ double chocolate chunk cookie mix
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 teaspoon powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. Cut 15 of the maraschino cherries in half; set aside for topping cookies. Chop remaining maraschino cherries.
  • In large bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until soft dough forms. Stir in chopped cherries and nuts. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press one cherry half lightly into center of each cookie.
  • Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle with powdered sugar. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 75 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHERRY COOKIES



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What's better than chocolate? More chocolate, as in these chocolate-oatmeal cookies filled with chocolate chips-and dried cherries, too.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/4 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1 egg
1 3/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup quick-cooking oats
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup dried cherries

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat sugar, butter, milk, almond extract and egg with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in remaining ingredients. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center and surface is no longer shiny. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; place on cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 15 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 45 mg, Sugar 9 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh, high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. Dark chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 70% will give you the richest flavor.
  • Make sure your butter and eggs are at room temperature before you start baking. This will help them to cream together more easily and give you a smoother batter.
  • Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing can make the cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies to hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies in a preheated oven. This will help them to bake evenly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before you enjoy them. This will allow the flavors to develop and the cookies to firm up.

Conclusion:

Double Chocolate Cherry Drops are a delicious and easy-to-make cookie that is perfect for any occasion. With their rich chocolate flavor and chewy texture, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're in the mood for a sweet treat, give this recipe a try. You won't be disappointed!

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