Cherry- Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (12 ounce) bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 8 ounces chocolate-flavored candy coating, chopped
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) aerosol can decorating icing
• 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, with stems

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a bowl combine flour, salt. baking soda, and coffee granules.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, both sugars, and vanilla; add eggs one at a time.
• 4 gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture; stir in chips.
• 5 bake for 8-10 minutes until golden. cool completely.
• 6 in a microwave safe bowl, microwave candy coating for 30 seconds. stir; microwave in 15 second increments until melted and smooth. set aside.
• 7 fit can of icing with star tip; pipe a 1" star in center of each cookie.
• 8 holding by stems dip each cherry into melted chocolate and place on top of icing on cookies.
• 9 let stand 20 minuted until chocolate is firm.