Chocolate Cherry Glazed Cookie Bites Recipes

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Place racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and heat oven to 325 degrees. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. Put the turbinado sugar in a shallow bowl and set aside.
• To a large bowl, add the granulated sugar, butter, oil, cocoa powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt, and whisk to combine.
• Add the molasses and egg to the bowl, and whisk until smooth. Add the flour and baking soda, and stir with a rubber spatula until a few streaks of flour remain.
• Add the chopped chocolate and cherries, and stir until well-combined and the flour is completely incorporated and no longer streaky.
• Portion the cookies into 24 balls that are roughly 2 tablespoons/35 grams each, roll them in the turbinado sugar, and place them on the prepared baking sheets, 12 cookies per sheet.
• Bake the cookies for 15 to 17 minutes, rotating the sheets from front to back and top to bottom halfway through, until crackly on top but still quite soft in the center. Cool the cookies completely on the baking sheets, then store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days.

CHOCOLATE-GLAZED CHERRY SHORTBREAD BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with foil, leaving foil overhanging at 2 opposite sides of pan; spray foil with cooking spray.
• In small bowl, mix flour, cornstarch and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar and granulated sugar with electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in cherries. Press in pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 30 minutes.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips uncovered on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring once, until softened and chips can be stirred smooth. Using a fork, drizzle chocolate over bars. Let stand until firm, about 2 hours. Use foil to lift out of pan. Cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

CHOCOLATE-CHERRY GLAZED COOKIE BITES

Steps:

• Line 24 miniature muffin cups with paper baking cups, or spray with cooking spray. Make cookie dough by blending cookie mix, cherries, oil, cherry juice, almond extract and egg until soft dough forms. Spoon dough into each muffin cup filling each about 3/4 full.
• Bake at 350°F 12 to 14 minutes or until dough is set. Cool 20 minutes. Remove from pan. Place cookies on cooling racks.
• Heat 3/4 cup of frosting on High for 30 seconds; stir. Dip tops of cookies into frosting. Allow to set about 1 minute; top each bite with cherry.