Chocolate Dipped Cherry Cookies
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
Instructions:
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.
