Chocolate Cherry Drops

Name: Chocolate Cherry Drops
Total time: 25
Yield: 48
Ingredients: 0.625 cup butter, softened; 1 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1.25 cups all-purpose flour; 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 0.5 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 1 cup maraschino cherries, drained and chopped; 0.5 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe by Susan McNeil from allrecipes.com

Dessert 25 Mins.

Ingredients

48 servings

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0.625 cup butter, softened
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1 cup white sugar
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1 egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1.25 cups all-purpose flour

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6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
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0.5 teaspoon baking soda
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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1 cup maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
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0.5 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

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.