Ingredients
Ingredients for the Dough:
- 1 cup Unsalted butter
- ¾ cup Sifted powdered sugar
- ½ tsp. Salt
- 1 tsp. Vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. Almond extract
- 2-¼ cups All purpose flour
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans
- ½ cup finely chopped candied cherries
Ingredients for the Chocolate Covering:
- ½ cup Chocolate chips
- 2 Tbsp. Butter
- 2 Tbsp. Milk
- 1 tsp. Vanilla
- 1 cup Sifted powdered sugar
Directions for cookie dough:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Combine butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and almond extracts and beat well
- Stir in the flour, pecans and cherries
- Form dough into 1-inch balls
- Place on un-greased cookie sheets
- Bake for 15 – 18 minutes
- Place on racks to cool
Directions for Chocolate Dipping Sauce:
- Combine chocolate chips, butter and milk - microwave for 1 minute
- Stir
- (if chocolate has not melted, microwave for an additional 30 seconds.)
- Add vanilla and powdered sugar - beat to combine.
- (If the mixture is too runny, add a few more tablespoons of powdered sugar.)
- Dip cool cookies in chocolate and cover top and sides with chocolate and place on rack to set
- Put rack over a pan so you can scrape up any chocolate that drips off and heat and reuse
Blue Ribbon Baker Chocolate-Dipped Pecan Cherry Cookies
Candied cherries are available seasonally - order directly from ParadiseFruitCo.com
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