Mexican chocolate cherry cookies

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8ouncesUnsweetened chocolate
cupFlour
2teaspoonsCinnamon
2teaspoonsBaking powder
1teaspoonSalt
¼teaspoonGround cloves
cupSugar
½cupButter; softened
3Eggs
1teaspoonVanilla
cupPowdered sugar
Candy cherry halves; (about 60)

Directions

Melt chocolate and set aside to cool. Combine flour and next 4 dry ingredients. With electric mixer, beat sugar and butter until light and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in chocolate and vanilla.

Gradually add dry ingredients. Chill dough until firm. Form dough into 1 inch balls. Roll each ball in powdered sugar and place on lightly greased baking sheets 1½ inches apart. Press one cherry half into center of each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees until cookies puff and crack, but are still soft, about 10 minutes. Yield: 5 dozen.

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