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 Cherry Chocolate Rum Cookies
 
 
1 1/4 cups    All purpose flour  
1 1/2 tsp    Baking powder  
1/2 tsp    Salt  
1/2 cup    Dried cherries  
 
12 oz    Bittersweet chocolate  
1/4 cup    Unsalted butter  
1/4 cup    Dark rum  
2   Eggs  
 
In a bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and dried cherries. Set a metal bowl over a saucepan of barely simmering water. Melt chocolate and butter in metal bowl, stirring occasionally. Stir in rum and cool. Whisk in eggs and stir in flour mixture. Chill dough, covered, 1 hour, or until firm enough to handle.
Halve dough and on a sheet of wax paper and form each half into a 10-inch log. Chill logs, wrapped in wax paper, 4 hours, or until firm.
To Bake: Preheat oven to 350° F. and lightly butter 2 baking sheets.
Cut logs into 1/2-inch-thick rounds and arrange about 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Bake cookies in batches in middle of oven 8 minutes and transfer to cooling racks. Cool cookies completely. Makes about 36 cookies.
 
Servings: 12
 
 Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 3 cookies
Percent daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients.
 
       
Amount Per Serving      
Calories   261.83  
Calories From Fat (43%)   111.30  
Calories From Protein (6%)   15.74  
Calories From Carbs (47%)   123.89  
Calories From Alcohol (4%)   10.91  
    % Daily Value
Total Fat 13.43g   21%  
Saturated Fat 7.72g   39%  
Monounsaturated Fat 1.37g      
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.33g      
Trans Fatty Acids 0.00g      
Cholesterol 51.06mg   17%  
Sodium 176.16mg   7%  
Potassium 131.73mg   4%  
Carbohydrates 33.14g   11%  
Dietary Fiber 0.69g   3%  
Sugar 0.11g      
Sugar Alcohols 0.00g      
Net Carbohydrates 32.46g      
Protein 3.96g   8%  
Vitamin A 171.47IU   3%  
Calcium 51.13mg   5%  
Iron 1.74mg   10%  
Vitamin E 0.23IU   2%  
Vitamin D 3.34IU   1%  
Thiamin 0.12mg   8%  
Riboflavin 0.14mg   8%  
Niacin 0.90mg   4%  
Vitamin B6 0.03mg   2%  
Folate 29.36µg   7%  
Vitamin B12 0.13µg   2%  
Pantothenic Acid 0.20mg   2%  
Phosphorus 46.45mg   5%  
Magnesium 4.28mg   1%  
Zinc 0.66mg   4%  
Copper 0.03mg   2%  
Manganese 0.09mg   5%  
Selenium 7.53µg   11%  
Alcohol 1.56g      
Caffeine 0.00mg      
Water 12.87g      
 
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