Chocolate Sundae Cookies remind me of the chocolate pinwheel cookies. It would not have been a holiday cookie tray at our house without this unique and tasty Chocolate Sundae Cookies.
This fantastic cookie recipe was shared with me by a neighbor of mine, Shirley Snyder of Scholls, Oregon. I believe this cookie recipe is an older 1961 Pillsbury Cook-Off recipe winner from Withee, Wisconsin.
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- 1/4 cup Maraschino cherries, chopped*
- 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice*
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1.2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 2/3 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 (2-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted**
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 18 marshmallows, cut in half
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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Drain off 1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice from you jar of maraschino cherries; set aside until ready to use. Chop enough maraschino cherries to equal 1/4 cup; set aside.
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Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
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In a large bowl, cream vegetable shortening and brown sugar until well blended. Add egg and beat well. Stir in 1/2 of sifted flour mixture. Stir in the maraschino cherry juice and milk. Stir in the remaining 1/2 sifted flour mixture and mix well. Stir in melted chocolate, walnuts, and chopped maraschino cherries.
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On an ungreased cookie sheet, drop cookie dough by rounded teaspoons. Bake 12 to 15 minutes; remove from oven.
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While cookies are still hot, place cut-side down marshmallows on top of each hot cookie. Cool on a wire cooling rack.
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When cookies are cool, frost with Chocolate Frosting.
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In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in cocoa until dissolved. Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract; stir until smooth. NOTE: If necessary, add more milk to make a soft spreading consistency.
* Purchase a jar of Maraschino Cherries, drain off the juice and reserve the 1/4 cup of cherry juice.
** Learn different techniques for How To Melt Chocolate.
Source: Photo from Betty Crocker web site.