luv2cook
01-07-2001, 10:27 AM
I made these cookies at Christmastime but didn't have time to post it for you-all. I personally think this is one of the best cookies I've ever eaten. The first time I made them, DH and I couldn't stop eating them. I then made two other batches, adding more cherries than called for because we thought they would be better. I was right.
Here it is. I've had friends try them that hate maraschino cherries or nuts or both love them. I process the nuts in a food processor into small pieces because I despise nuts!
This came from Country Christmas 1998 submitted by Diana Molbert of Saskatchewan.
1 c. butter, no substitutes
1/2 c. sugar
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1 tsp. of vanilla extract
1 tsp. instant coffee granules
1 tsp. hot water
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1/4 c. baking cocoa
2 c. all-purpose flour
**
1/2 c. chopped maraschino cherries
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
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Additional sugar
melted semisweet chocolate, optional
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla. Dissolve coffee granules in water; add to creamed mixture with cocoa. Add flour and mix well. Stir in cherries and walnuts. Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325 for 20-22 min. Cool on wire racks. Drizzle with chocolate if desired. Yield: About 3 dozen.
(I did not add the melted choco. I thought they were good just rolled in a little bit of sugar)
I used a Kitchen Aid mixer to do the dirty work and put them on a PC bar pan to cook them. You can make the second set of balls and set them on a plate while the first batch cooks. They are easy to handle. (let's face it, 20 min. per batch is a long time but worth it.) I also let the cookies sit on the stone for about a min. before I took them off...
Here it is. I've had friends try them that hate maraschino cherries or nuts or both love them. I process the nuts in a food processor into small pieces because I despise nuts!
This came from Country Christmas 1998 submitted by Diana Molbert of Saskatchewan.
1 c. butter, no substitutes
1/2 c. sugar
**
1 tsp. of vanilla extract
1 tsp. instant coffee granules
1 tsp. hot water
**
1/4 c. baking cocoa
2 c. all-purpose flour
**
1/2 c. chopped maraschino cherries
1/2 c. chopped walnuts
**
Additional sugar
melted semisweet chocolate, optional
In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add vanilla. Dissolve coffee granules in water; add to creamed mixture with cocoa. Add flour and mix well. Stir in cherries and walnuts. Shape into 1-1/4-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325 for 20-22 min. Cool on wire racks. Drizzle with chocolate if desired. Yield: About 3 dozen.
(I did not add the melted choco. I thought they were good just rolled in a little bit of sugar)
I used a Kitchen Aid mixer to do the dirty work and put them on a PC bar pan to cook them. You can make the second set of balls and set them on a plate while the first batch cooks. They are easy to handle. (let's face it, 20 min. per batch is a long time but worth it.) I also let the cookies sit on the stone for about a min. before I took them off...