Chocolate Covered Cherry Sugar Cookie Cups
Sugar cookie cups filled with cherry pie filling and topped with chocolate ganache for a chocolate covered cherry cookie cup sure to bring cheer to anyone’s holiday!
This simple chocolate covered cherry sugar cookie cup recipe is so fun and easy, and uses a shortcut–Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix. Which means less time baking, and more time enjoying baked goods!
Spread Cheer
This year during Halloween we “Boo-ed” a few of our neighbors. My kids absolutely loved it. They literally talked about it all month long. I was so happy when we got Boo-ed in return because I think my kids might have been heart broken if we hadn’t.
Then October ended, and I did not hear much about it again. Only then November hit…and we got “Gobbled” which is basically the same thing as being Boo-ed but with a Thanksgiving twist. And you guys, I am the WORST mom ever, and we did not Gobble anyone in return. I just did not have time. And my kids were so so so disappointed.
After talking about it, we decided that we would “Spread Cheer” in December instead! We decided to bake some cookies, and put together some fun gift baskets full of homemade treats and packaged goodies for neighbors and friends to be able to pass the cheer along. So we made these fun baskets. And loaded them with cookie mixes for the recipients to be able to bake their own treats too, even if they aren’t a great baker.
Our baskets included:
- Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
- Peppermint Glazed Butter Cookies
- Four Ingredient Cake Mix Cookies
- Brownie Cookie Sandwiches with Peppermint Icing
- Toffee Pecan Christmas Cookies
We may have gone a little cookie crazy. But it was so much fun.
While our baskets were loaded with peppermint flavored cookies, we wanted something that looked festive, but was fruity instead. I love a good cherry dessert, like Easy Tart Cherry Cobbler, Montmorency Tart Cherry Pie Bars, Cherry Cheesecake Butter Tarts, and No Bake Cherry Cheesecake. So we decided we had to make a cherry cookie!
And they turned out to be the perfect blend of flavors. I highly recommend Chocolate-Covered Cherry Sugar Cookie Cups!
These delightful treats feature soft and chewy sugar cookie cups filled with luscious cherry pie filling, and are topped with chocolate.
Perfect for parties, special occasions, or simply satisfying your sweet tooth.
These cookie cups are easy to make and guaranteed to impress. Enjoy the classic combination of chocolate and cherries in a fun, bite-sized form!
This one turned out really pretty, the other ones definitely show how much fun the kids had “helping” me. Either way they taste great, and truthfully, no one we gave them to is going to mind. I think they understood the spirit of just bringing more joy and happiness into the world.
One thing I loved was having a quick short cut for cookie making. We made sure we included some easy cookie mixes and extras so other people could make cookies and amp them up a bit too. For example, we included Peanut Butter Cookies mix and then Chocolate Kisses so they could make kiss thumbprints. Don’t worry, we included recipes
Anyway, it was so fun to make these baskets, and drop them off to unsuspecting neighbors and friends. Because we had home baked goods in them I did give the parents a little heads up so that they wouldn’t throw them out! Not that anyone would want to throw away these glorious little chocolate covered cherry sugar cookie cups, but you can never be too careful!
It was so fun establishing this new tradition that I wanted to share it and give you each a chance to have fun spreading cheer as well.
Here are a few of the things you could include in your baskets:
- Holiday hand towels
- Whisks, Measuring Cups, or other Baking Supplies
- Mugs and Hot Cocoa
- Homemade treats
Other Fun Holiday Recipes:
- Graham Cracker Toffee Magic Bars
- Brittle Mixes
- Easy Christmas Treats : Trees
- Christmas Sugar Cookies
- White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
Chocolate Covered Cherry Sugar Cookie Cups
Ingredients
- 1 package of Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix 1 lb 1.5 ounce package mixed according to package directions
- 1 cup cherry pie filling
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Mix sugar cookies according to package directions adding butter and water
- Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray or use silicone liners
- Portion out the dough into 12 even balls
- Press the dough into your muffin tin, creating a cup shape
- Fill the center with cherry pie filling
- Bake for 10-14 minutes until cookies start to brown on the edges
- Remove and let cool
- Remove cookie cups from muffin tin
- In a microwave safe dish heat the heavy whipping cream for 30-45 seconds, stir in chocolate chips and keep stirring until melted and smooth
- Spoon some on top of each cookie cup and garnish with powdered sugar, if desired.
Nutrition
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shelly peterson says
I like to spread cheer to my friends and family to see smiles on their faces. Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1164032766958271&set=a.683401241688095.1073741826.100000546765291&type=3&theater
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Rachael says
Thank you for sharing!
Leigh Anne Borders says
My family enjoys spreading cheer each year by baking goodies and taking them to the local police and fire stations on Christmas Eve and Day.
Rachael says
What a wonderful tradition. Thank you for sharing.
Jennifer Tate says
I made these and they were a disaster. It must have been my oven. The middle and bottoms did not cook enough. I tried again and still couldn’t get it out. I ended up turning into a sugar cookie cobbler!! Any tips for next time?
Rachael says
Well shoot! I am so sorry to hear this, did you cook the cookie cups separately, then add the cherries? I would love to give tips but need a little more info to troubleshoot.