chocolate cherry drops

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 5/8 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• 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 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.