Chocolate-Dipped Cherry Cookies

Title:
Chocolate-Dipped Cherry Cookies

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Pampered,
Chef




Ingredients:





   1/2 c  Whole almonds;, chopped &


          -divided


     1 pk (18.25 oz) cherry-flavored


          -cake mix


     1    Egg


   1/3 c  Vegetable oil


     2 tb Water


 1 1/2 c  Semisweet chocolate chips;


          -melted


     2 ts Vegetable oil






 Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Finely chop almonds with food chopper. Reserve


 about 2 tablespoons almonds for garnish. Combine remaining almonds, cake


 mix, egg, oil and water in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly. (Mixture will be


 dry) With small stainless steel scoop, drop dough 2 inches apart onto 13"


 baking stone. Bake 13-15 minutes or until tops are lightly browned. Cool 2


 minutes on stone; remove to non-stick cooling rack. Cool completely. Place


 chocolate chips and oil in covered micro-cooker. Microwave on high 2-21/2


 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Dip half of each cookie


 in chocolate; shake to remove excess. Sprinkle with reserved almonds. Place


 on parchment paper and refrigerate until set. Yield: about 3 dozen.


 


 NOTES : If chocolate thickens, microwave at 30-second intervals until


 dipping consistency.


 Recipe by: Pampered Chef Fall/winter Season's Best 1996 Posted to MC-Recipe


 Digest V1 #681 by hister@juno.com (Iris E. Dunaway) on Jul 20, 1997