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Christmas: Chocolate-Cherry Swirls

Source of Recipe


From "Southern Living: 50 Favorite Cookie Recipes"



List of Ingredients



• 1 cup butter, softened
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 1½ tsp baking powder
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• ½ cup drained, minced maraschino cherries
  
• 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour
  
• 2 (1-ounce) semisweet chocolate squares, melted and cooled
  






Instructions



1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; stir well. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed.
   
   
2. Remove half of dough from bowl. Add minced cherries to dough in bowl, and mix well. Add 3 tablespoons flour if dough is too soft. Remove cherry dough from mixing bowl; add melted chocolate, beating well. Cover and chill both portions of dough one hour.
   
   
3. Roll each half of dough into a 15- x 8-inch rectangle on floured wax paper. Place cherry dough on top of chocolate dough; peel off wax paper. Tightly roll dough, jellyroll fashion, starting at short side and peeling wax paper from dough while rolling. Cover and chill 1 hour.
   
   Slice dough into ¼-inch slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.
   
   Makes 2½ dozen.
   
   






Final Comments


To prevent flat-sided cookies, turn dough rolls halfway through the second chilling time. Dental floss makes cutting the dough easier.