Well, hello there.
Welcome to the new online home of a farmgirl’s dabbles!
I’m so dang happy to be settling in,
thoroughly enjoying the fresh space that Lauren at Restored 316 has prepared for me.
We’re still working out some kinks in the site, but I couldn’t be more smiley right now.
I had planned to share this recipe for Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies with you before Christmas, as they are a staple of our holiday sweets platter. But then the new blog design came into play. And that design included cherries. So I’ve been holding onto this, a recipe for one of my favorite cookies, in anticipation of this day. You should also know that these make a beautiful Valentine’s Day treat…and that’s right around the corner, folks!
Tessa rolled the dough, pressed in her thumbprint, & added the cherries.
This recipe is great for getting kids involved in the kitchen. Our girls love to roll the soft chocolate dough into little balls, stamp them with their thumbprints, and then fill the indentations with maraschino cherries. I do believe that part of their desire to be involved is being allowed to snitch cherries during the process. But, hey, that’s our rule around here. If you help, you get to taste test!
These Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies are super moist and tender, with an extremely thin outer crust. The cherries are topped with a fudgy frosting that gets baked right on the cookies, making them chewy and utterly irresistible. I hope you find them irrestible, too!
And now, to further the celebration of my new online home,
and to THANK YOU for visiting a farmgirl’s dabbles…
I’m giving away a $50 Amazon gift card!
*****This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Shane R. Thank you to EVERYONE who entered!
To enter to win:
- Simply leave a comment telling me about something new you plan to try in 2012. That something new can be absolutely anything…a paint color you’ve been dying to try on your walls, a new book that’s been begging you to open it, or a hobby you’d like to take up. Me? I’m going to learn how to wield a kitchen torch!
And for extra entries:
- Join a farmgirl’s dabbles on facebook. Leave a comment letting me know.
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This giveaway will remain open until Wednesday, January 25th, 6:00 pm CST. One winner (USA residents only) will be chosen at random. I will email the winner, who will then have 48 hours to respond. If there is no response, another winner will be chosen.
Disclosure: This prize is being provided by a farmgirl’s dabbles, as a token of my sincere appreciation for YOU!
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 c. unsalted butter
- 1 c. sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 48 undrained maraschino cherries (about one 10-oz. jar)
- 6 oz. semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 c. sweetened condensed milk
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350°.
Whisk together flour and cocoa in a small bowl and set aside. In a large bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for about 30 seconds, or until softened. Add sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until well combined. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
Shape dough into 1" balls and place on an ungreased baking sheet. Press down in the center of each ball with your thumb to create an indentation. Drain maraschino cherries and reserve the juice. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie's indentation.
In a small saucepan combine the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of reserved cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover the cherry fully. If the frosting is too thick, just add a little more of the reserved cherry juice to thin it out.
Bake about 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Source
adapted very slightly from Better Homes & Gardens magazine
http://www.afarmgirlsdabbles.com/2012/01/11/chocolate-covered-cherry-cookies-new-home-giveaway/
I’m linking up with the following:
- Cheryl at TidyMom for I’m Lovin’ It (Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day)
- Allison at Alli ‘n Son for Sweet Tooth Friday (Orange Triple Berry Muffins)
- Robyn at Add a Pinch for Mingle Monday (Gratitude)
Your new web design is awesome! And thanks for sharing some of those yummy
cookies with us over Christmas.
Thank you, Mom. xoxo
Love the new website~
I am planning on giving yoga a try in 2012….. sometime, not sure when……
The cookies look so good and I can’t wait to try them. For 2012 I’m going to start making homemade bread every week. I have been putting it off I live at 7200 feet and worried how bread will turn out. I’ve been here one year and I’m now ready to try.
I’ve just started making some bread myself – it’s very rewarding. Best wishes!!
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something new, huh? i would really like to tackle learning spanish. it’s something that’s been intimidating me for years, but i feel like i need to do it….
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Good for you! A foreign language or two is something I wish I had under my belt.
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i want to try cooking with new root vegetables
I’ve been trying to do that, too. There’s so much I never grew up eating. And it’s all so delicious! Best wishes!
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I want to learn to play the guitar and actually practice!
I love that idea!! Great to hear from you – thanks!
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I love the new look!! As for trying something new for 2012 ~ I AM going to grow herbs in my kitchen windows. I love fresh herbs and really hope that it works out! my thumbs are not very green..lol
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Jodie! And best wishes with the herbs!
THese look wonderful! Great new site!
Thank you!!
Awesome New Site. Love it … Need to make those cookies & for me I am going to give Kettlebell workouts a try. Actually 1st workout is today! Thanks for the chance.
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Thank you, Ellie! And best wishes with the new workouts!
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Always looking for new cookies recipes to try so thanks for sharing. I have lots of recipes saved up, I would like to try one new one every week. Just factoring that into an already stretched budget seems like a daring thing to do.
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those cookies look amazing! I’m going to try colorwork knitting and I’m going to try to sew myself a few skirts. It appears to be so simple….ha!
Ahhhh…I wish I had more time for things like that! Best wishes!!
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I want to try to run a 5k in 2012
Best wishes!!
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I’d like to try the Tread Climber exercise machine.
Sounds like a great plan! Thanks for visiting!!
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L0ve your website!!!!! I plan to try one new soup recipe per week! Can’t wait!
Thank you, Dee Dee! I have been on a soup kick myself – it’s just so comforting and satisfying. Best wishes!
These look great!! Something that I would like to learn in 2012 is to bake my own bread. I’m hoping to try a new recipe every month. I love the new site design!
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I’ve made a similar cookie before and loved them! And I absolutely love your new look – gorgeous!
There is so much I want to try in 2012. I would love to learn how to make macarons!
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Thank you so much, Deborah! And best wishes with the macarons – I have yet to try my hand at that!
In 2012 I plan to spend more time traveling and with friends and less time watching TV.
Great site, I am going to try making these cookies gluten-free!
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Site looks great Brenda! I’m going to try The Barre Method in 2012! I also follow you on Twitter and FB:)
Thanks, Kara! So I had to go look that one up (ha!) – let me know how it goes!!
Your new site design is wonderful!!! (Just like you)
My goal is to get moving more. Walk, dance, yoga…just move.
You can always make me smile, Kelli. Thank you so much. And best wishes with all your “moving”.
I love the new design, Brenda! It looks great!!
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I love love love the new look!! The cookies look pretty tasty too:) Goal is to live every day with gratitude.
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Thank you so much, Maria. Lauren was a peach to work with. I love your daily gratitude goal – we’re on the very same page. Just added the “one thousand gifts” app to my phone last week, to hold myself accountable. Love the photo function – so easy to capture and remember a precise moment. Best wishes!
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Beautiful new look, Brenda! Congrats.
. Something I’m going to try in 2012? Achieving more balance while raising two small children. Really. That’s my goal. Wanting to do it all, and do it all well. We’ll see!
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Thank you, Laurie! That’s a big goal, not to be taken lightly, for sure. My very best wishes to you!
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