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Black Forest Christmas Cookies




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List of Ingredients



• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
  
• Pinch of salt
  
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
  
• 1 cup granulated sugar
  
• 3 large eggs
  
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
  
• 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  
• 1 cup canned pitted sweet cherries, drained
  






Instructions



1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt together; set aside. Cream butter and sugars in a large electric mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and almond extract; continue to beat until mixture is light and lemon colored, about 3 minutes. Beat in chocolate. Gradually stir in flour mixture, mixing just to blend. Refrigerate dough 1 hour to allow it to become firm.
   
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. To form each cookie, take a heaping tablespoon of dough, make an indention in the center, insert a cherry, then shape the dough into a ball around the cherry center. Place cookies in rows 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake until tops are puffed and just beginning to crack, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container as long as 1 week.
   
3. Yield: 36 to 40 cookies