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Chocolate-Cherry Chews

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Full of bright cherry flavor, these chewy chocolate cookies will disappear in no time!

3 dozen cookies | Active Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried cherries, chopped
• 1/4 cup cranberry juice
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, preferably Dutch-process
• 1/2 cup nonfat sweetened condensed milk
• 1/2 cup cherry or apple butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut, divided

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
2. Combine cherries and cranberry juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat and cook, stirring frequently, until all the juice has been absorbed, about 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. Combine cocoa, condensed milk, cherry (or apple) butter and vanilla in a mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and blended. Add the plumped cherries and 1 2/3 cups of the coconut; stir just until combined.
4. Using 2 small spoons, form and drop 1-inch mounds onto the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the remaining coconut over the cookies. Bake until the cookies are no longer sticky and the coconut has begun to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. (Do not overbake; the cookies firm up slightly as they cool.) Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Per cookie : 59 Calories; 3 g Fat; 1 g Sat; 0 g Mono; 1 mg Cholesterol; 11 g Carbohydrates; 1 g Protein; 1 g Fiber; 17 mg Sodium; 61 mg Potassium

1/2 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 1/2 other carbohydrate