Desserts

Cherry-Chocolate Volcano Cookies

photo by:kraft

Next time I will use walnuts and place a half cherry on top of each cookie instead of just a quarter of one. Delicious and beautiful!! OH and allow plenty of time for the g...read more

posted by

pgg802002

on 12/13/2012

time

prep:

15 min

total:

1 hr 44 min

servings

total:

28 servings, 1 cookie each

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What You Need

3/4

cup maraschino cherries, drained, divided

pkg. (4 oz. each) BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate, divided

1/4

cup plus 2 Tbsp. butter, divided, softened

eggs

3/4

cup packed brown sugar

2/3

cup flour

1/4

tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

1/2

cup chopped PLANTERS COCKTAIL Peanuts

Tbsp. maraschino cherry liquid

Make It

RESERVE 7 cherries; chop remaining cherries. Melt 8 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Add 1/4 cup butter; stir until melted. Stir in sugar and eggs. Add flour and baking powder; mix well. Stir in nuts and chopped cherries. Refrigerate 1 hour.

HEAT oven to 350ºF. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto pachment-covered baking sheets.

BAKE 12 to 14 min. or until cookies are soft to the touch but tops are still slightly shiny. Cool on baking sheets 1 min. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

MELT remaining chocolate; mix with remaining butter and cherry liquid until blended.

QUARTER reserved whole cherries. Spread 1 tsp. chocolate glaze over each cookie; top with cherry piece.