Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies
These Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies are so fudgy, delicious and packed with flavor! With a hint of kirsch in the dough and a gooey cherry cordial in the center, they're an easy, impressive cookie everyone will love.
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time12 minutes mins
Total Time27 minutes mins
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Dessert
Servings: 20 -22
Author: Hayley Parker, The Domestic Rebel
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 ounces (One 4-ounce bar) bittersweet chocolate chopped
- 1½ cups brown sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp kirsch optional but adds to the flavor - if you do not want to add alcohol, you can omit completely or add in 1 Tbsp maraschino cherry juice
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 20-22 cherry cordial candies unwrapped
- 1/2 cup white chocolate almond bark or candy coating
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone liners. Set aside. Meanwhile, in a medium microwaveable bowl, combine the butter and chopped bittersweet chocolate and microwave for 60 seconds, stirring until melted and smooth every 30 seconds. Cool briefly, about 5 minutes.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the brown sugar and eggs until combined. Add in the vanilla extract and kirsch, if using. Pour in the melted chocolate/butter mixture and mix to combine. Lastly, add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until a sticky dough comes together. Let the dough sit, undisturbed, for 10 minutes.
Scoop rounded Tablespoonfuls of dough using a cookie dough scoop and roll the dough balls into the granulated sugar. Place 1-2" apart on the baking sheets. Bake for approximately 10-12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking time to ensure even cooking. Cool on the baking sheets for about 5-7 minutes, then press a cherry cordial candy in the center of each cookie. Cool completely on the baking sheets.
Just before serving, melt the vanilla candy coating according to package directions or until smooth. Drizzle evenly over the cookies.