Chocolate Cherry Treats

Read my review of this recipe.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups M&M’s Milk Chocolate Mini Baking Bits
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/3 cup well drained chopped maraschino cherries

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; beat in sour cream, egg, maraschino cherry juice, and vanilla. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture. Stir in M&M’s, walnuts, and maraschino cherries. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookies sheets. Bake about 15 minutes. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; cool completely on wire racks. Store in a tightly covered container.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Nutrition:

Substitutions:

I couldn’t find the mini M&M’s, so I used 2 cups of regular sized M&M’s.

Recipe courtesy of The Cookie Bible

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