These Easy Chocolate Cherry Cookies are super easy to make and perfect for the holidays! Using only 5 ingredients, they will fast become a family favorite. These have become my most asked for cookies for Christmas! Perfect for gifts and cookie exchanges too!
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You will need:
16.5 oz. Betty Crocker Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Mix
2 eggs
½ cup softened butter
1 jar Maraschino cherries
16 oz. container Betty Crocker Cherry Frosting
First empty the cookie mix in a large bowl.
Next mix in 2 eggs and the softened butter.
Now add 2 TB of cherry juice from the jar of Maraschino cherries.
Then roll out the dough into 1 inch balls.
Bake according to package instructions.
Immediately when they come out of the oven, make a little dent in the middle of the cookies with a tablespoon. Cool completely.
Frost the top of the cookie with the cherry frosting
Place a cherry in the middle of each cookie. Store in airtight container for 3-4 days.
These easy chocolate cherry cookies are so simple and quick to make! Using the cookie mix makes it a breeze along with the store-bought frosting. I just love the classic combination of cherries and chocolate, they taste just like a cherry cordial candy! Perfect for a cookie exchange or gifts for neighbors, friends, family or co-workers. They look so fun and festive as well.
They have become one of my most favorite holiday cookies and I can’t imagine Christmas without them now. Everyone raves about these. They are soft and chewy on the inside and are a favorite of both young and old!
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Easy Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Super easy Chocolate Cherry Cookies for the holidays! Only 5 ingredients!
Ingredients
- 16.5 oz. pouch Betty Crocker Chocolate Crinkle Cookie Mix
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 jar Maraschino cherries
- 16 oz. container Betty Crocker Cherry Frosting
Instructions
- First empty the cookie mix in a large bowl.
- Next mix in 2 eggs and the softened butter.
- Now add 2 TB of cherry juice from the jar of Maraschino cherries.
- Then roll out the dough into 1 inch balls.
- Bake according to package instructions. Immediately when they come out of the oven, make a little dent in
the middle of the cookies with a tablespoon. - Cool completely.
- Frost the top of the cookie with the cherry frosting
- Place a cherry in the middle of each cookie.
- Store in airtight container for 3-4 days
