Cherries go great with drinks. The jury is still out on chocolate, and cherry cookies. Tell me what you think!!!
Ingredients:
1/2 c Whole almonds;, chopped & divided
1 pk (18.25 oz) cherry flavored cake mix
1 Egg
1/3 c Vegetable oil
2 tb Water
1 1/2 c Semisweet chocolate chips, melted
2 ts Vegetable oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Finely chop almonds with food chopper. Reserve about 2 tablespoons almonds for garnish. Combine remaining almonds, cake mix, egg, oil and water in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. (Mixture will be dry) With small stainless steel scoop, drop dough 2 inches apart onto 13″ baking stone. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tops are lightly browned. Cool 2 minutes on stone; remove to non-stick cooling rack. Cool completely. Place chocolate chips and oil in covered micro-cooker. Microwave on high 2-21/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Dip half of each cookie in chocolate; shake to remove excess. Sprinkle with reserved almonds. Place on parchment paper and refrigerate until set. Yield: about 3 dozen.

tags: cherry, chocolate, chocaholic, chocolate dipped cherry cookies

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Chocolate Kisses are just so wonderful. I can’t stop having them. Almost as sweet as kissing your wife or husband.

Kiss, and Cookies, the greatest combination ever invented.

Ingredients:
1/2 c Shortening
1/2 c peanut butter
1 3/4 c Flour
2 tb Milk
1 sm Bowl sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Baking soda
Hershey’s Kisses

Directions:
Combine all ingredients except the small bowl of sugar and Hershey’s Kisses. Roll dough into small balls, then roll into the small bowl of sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 8 minutes. Take out of the oven and press a Kiss in the middle of each cookie. Bake for an additional 2 minutes.

tags: chocolate, chocaholic, chocolate kisses, cookies

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These brownie cookies make great finger foods. Great for parties, or other festive occasions. The mint just adds to the flavor.

Ingredients:
3/4 c Mint chocolate chips; melted
1/2 c Margarine; softened
2 ts Vanilla
2 Egg whites; whipped
1 3/4 c Unbleached flour
3/4 c Mint chocolate chips
1/2 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Brown sugar
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt

Directions:
Preheat oven at 350. Melt 3/4 cups chocolate chips, in a saucepan over lowest heat. When chips begin to melt, remove from heat; stir. Return to heat for a few seconds at a time, stirring until smooth. Cool to room temperature. In a mixing bowl, combine melted chocolate chips, margarine, vanilla, and egg whites. In another mixing bowl, combine flour, remaining chocolate chips, sugars, baking soda, and salt . Mix wet ingredients with dry ingredients just until moistened. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for 12 minutes or until edges are set but centers are still soft.

tags: finger foods, chocolate, chocaholic, chocolate mint brownie cookies

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