Chocolate Cherry Treats
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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