CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRIES CORDIALS RECIPE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl add butter and sugar; cream them together using either a hand mixer or a whisker until pale and fluffy, it will take around 2-3 minutes.
• Incorporate eggs and black coffee, keep mixing to combine all the ingredients.
• Sift into the bowl the all purpose flour, salt, baking powder and red cocoa powder. It is important to sift your dry ingredients to avoid lumps.
• Mix until you get an even chocolate batter.
• Place your bowl in the refrigerator for 30 - 40 minutes to chill the dough.
• Take a cookie sheet and cover it with parchment paper.
• When your dough is already chilled, take about a tbsp of dough and make a little ball with your hands.
• Place the dough ball on the sheet and slightly press it down.
• Take the back of a tsp and create a small indentation in the center of each cookie dough.
• Place a Maraschino cherry in the middle of each chocolate cookie.
• Bake your cookies for 10 minutes.
• Take them off the oven and let them cool down.
• If you want some extra chocolate in your warm cookies, add some melted dark chocolate to give them an extra touch in flavor and decoration.

Steps:

• Place cherries in a small bowl; add brandy. Cover and freeze for at least 3 hours., Place chocolate chips in a small heavy saucepan. Cook over low heat until chips begin to melt. Remove from the heat; stir. Return to the heat; cook just until melted. Immediately remove from the heat; stir until smooth., Pat cherries dry. Holding onto the stems, dip cherries into chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Place on a waxed paper-lined pan. Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until firm. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.