COOKIE WEEK CHALLENGE

OK Sarah i have a challenge.......... I had the pleasure of indulging myself in some lovely cookies this week that a friend of mine bought to an activity i had, wait for it..............they were............ Chocolate, choc chip, flaked coconut, cherry cookies and they were delish. One problem though she wont share the recipe!!! so ive made it my mission to find out if i can replicate them. CAN YOU HELP ME PLEASE? ive tried looking here with no luck so far, i need that cookie!!! If you post a recipe and ill try it out, Thankyou your the best!!

Mel

Hey Sarah!! After skyping with you the other day you sparked my interest in the idea that the cookie may be called a black forest cookie as it has all the essentials of being in the black forest cake category so i found this recipe and it looks really yummy i will try it and let you know what i think i will add coconut though you know to make it more like what i remember.

Mel

Black Forest Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1 tsp baking powder

• 1/2 tsp salt

• 2 sticks (1 cup) butter

• 1 1/2 cups (9 oz) semisweet chocolate chips

• 1 cup packed light-brown sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 jar (10 oz) maraschino cherries, drained (reserve 2 Tbsp juice); cherries dried with paper towels, then chopped (11/2 cups)

• FROSTING

• 3/4 stick (6 Tbsp) butter, softened

• 1/3 cup marshmallow cream (such as Marshmallow Fluff or Creme)

• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar

• 2 Tbsp maraschino cherry juice

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Recipe Preparation

1. Heat oven to 350°F.2. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl until well blended.3. Melt butter and 1 cup chocolate chips in a medium saucepan over low heat, stirring often just until melted. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes. Whisk in sugar, then eggs and vanilla until blended. Add flour mixture; stir until smooth. Stir in 11/4 cups cherries and remaining 1/2 cup chips.4. Drop rounded measuring tablespoons of dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheet(s).5. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until firm when gently pressed. Remove to rack to cool completely.6. Frosting: Beat ingredients in a medium bowl with mixer on medium-low speed until fluffy. Stir in remaining chopped cherries.7. Spread about 11/2 tsp frosting on each cookie. Let frosting set about 2 hours.