Valentine Recipe-Cherry Hideaway Cookies

Cherry Hideaway Cookies – soft, buttery sugar cookies with a juicy cherry hiding in the middle. A drizzle of melted chocolate not only makes them pretty, it tastes amazing! If you love cherry chocolates, give these cookies a try!

I spent almost all day in the kitchen yesterday. I taught my second cooking class last night. I showed the ladies how to make four main dishes. That required a lot of prep work, so I was preparing for most of the day.

 

My husband was gone last night and the boys were home alone, so my house is a disaster! I am so glad that the weekend is just around the corner. And it is a long weekend. Woohoo!

 

Are you ready for Valentine’s Day? It totally snuck up on me this year. Maybe because it’s on a Sunday and that’s just unusual. Maybe it’s because we are celebrating two birthdays at our house. Maybe it is because I’m so busy the time is flying by me and I don’t even know what day of the week it is. 😉

 

I planned on making lots of fun Valentine’s treats, but we had birthday’s, and a person can only consume so much sugar. I am planning on making a couple of things, so I guess I’ll have to sneak them on here tomorrow.

 

I made these cherry cookies for a Christmas cookie swap a couple years ago. When I made them then, I dipped the entire cookie in white chocolate, then drizzled them with milk chocolate. But now when I make them I usually just drizzle chocolate on top because it’s much faster. Since they have cherries and chocolate, I think they would be perfect for Valentine’s Day!
These cookies are fun to serve because they look pretty plain on the outside, and then they have a fun cherry surprise on the inside. And who doesn’t love a surprise? 🙂

Yield: 4 1/2 dozen

Cherry Hideaway Cookies

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Buttery cookies with a maraschino cherry inside. A chocolate drizzle makes them extra yummy, and so tasty!

Ingredients

Cookies:

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp milk
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 10 oz jars maraschino cherries

Topping:

• 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat in egg, milk, and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients.
2. Roll about 2 teaspoons of dough around each cherry.
3. Place on greased cookie sheets and bake at 350° for about 10 minutes. Cool completely.
4. Melt the chocolate chips in a small ziplock bag in the microwave at half power. Check often and squish the chocolate so that it melts evenly and doesn't burn.
5. Snip off a tiny corner of the bag and drizzle chocolate over the cooled cookies.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

54

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 77Total Fat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 51mgCarbohydrates: 12gFiber: 1gSugar: 8gProtein: 1g