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Cherry White Chocolate Cookie Cups

Teresa Ambra
Prepare to swoon over these scrumptious Cherry White Chocolate Cookie Cups! Real white chocolate chips meet Candied Cherries in this delicious dessert recipe baked in muffin tins. Every taste will cure any sweet tooth craving as these mouthwatering treats are rich, decadent and so heavenly. Terrific for holiday baking, a Christmas Cookie Exchange, tailgating parties or for Stocking Stuffers!
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 48
Calories 197 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 24-tin miniature muffin pans or one 48-tin miniature muffin pan
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 sharp knife to chop cherries
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cups salted butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar packed
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour (bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 12 oz. pkg. white chocolate chips NOT vanilla chips or premiere white baking chips
  • 8 oz. container candied cherries chopped

Instructions
 

  • Spray 48 miniature muffin tins with cooking spray.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Mix butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla, baking soda and salt with electric beaters until smooth.
  • Stir in flour, white chocolate chips and candied cherries until well combined.
  • Roll dough into golf ball-sized balls and place in greased miniature muffin tins.
  • Bake about 18-20 minutes or until lightly browned and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Rotate pans on oven racks every 9 minutes while baking.
  • Cool cookie cups completely in pans before removing to wire racks or a serving platter. 

Notes

NOTE: My cookie cups took about 20 minutes to bake completely.
 
NOTE: You will probably need to stir the cookie dough about 5 minutes to get all the flour worked into it.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 197kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 153mgPotassium: 47mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 191IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
Keyword candied cherries, chocolate, christmas cookie exchange, cookies, dessert, holiday, holiday baking, white chocolate chips
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