Chocolate Cherry Drops Cookie Recipe

The combination of chocolate, cherries, and walnuts in this Chocolate Cherry Drops Cookie recipe is marvelous. This is a family favorite cookie recipe that I got from my mother-in-law years ago as it is my husband’s favorite. The cookies are soft, moist, and delicious. The recipe is moderate to easy.

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Chocolate Cherry Drops

Course

Dessert

Skill Level

easy

Servings

Ingredients

• 1.25 cup butter, room temp
• 2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups Unsifted flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 cup chopped well drained maraschino cherries.
• 1 cup chopped nuts

Course Dessert Skill Level easy Servings Ingredients 1.25 cup butter, room temp 2 cup sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 1/2 cups Unsifted flour 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 2 cup chopped well drained maraschino cherries. 1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

1. Cream butter and sugar till fluffy.
2. Add eggs, vanilla.Beat well.
3. In a separate bowl: Mix flour cocoa, soda, and salt.Blend into creamed mixture.
4. Stir in cherries and nuts.
5. Drop by tsp. fulls onto cookie sheet.
6. Garnish with cherry or walnut halves if desired.
7. Bake 350, 10 to 12 minutes, or until set.

This is a delicious chocolate cookie recipe to be enjoyed all year long, we especially like it at Christmastime. Enjoy with a tall glass of milk or cup of coffee.