{"id":1275,"date":"2013-05-30T21:52:12","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T04:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2013-05-30T22:05:27","modified_gmt":"2013-05-31T05:05:27","slug":"sweet-sundae-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.therowdybaker.com\/?p=1275","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Sundae Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"Blog4<\/a>Party cookies – that’s what these are! Fun and festive, with a surprise in the middle…perfect for any celebration.<\/p>\n

It took a couple of batches and the inevitable screw-ups for the finished product to match what I had envisioned during my 3:00 am “voil\u00e0<\/em><\/span>” moment. I can tell you that no matter how cute you think the cookies would look with cherry stems poking out of the top, don’t buy cherries with the stems on, because they:<\/p>\n

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  1. Dry up when they bake, and get very crispy. Not attractive!<\/li>\n
  2. Don’t pull out. The whole cherry comes with the stem. So unless you plan on holding the cookie by the stem and popping the entire thing in your mouth, then pulling the stem out between your teeth, it isn’t going to work for you.<\/li>\n
  3. Make it impossible to dip in the chocolate, so you have to smear smear it on with your finger <\/del>pipe it on. Not the look you want.<\/li>\n
  4. Cost a freaking fortune. Seriously – I paid $5.00 for a small jar that had a dozen cherries in it. This cookie recipe makes 6 dozen. Even I can do that math!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Oh, the variations you can try! I made some rolled in finely chopped peanuts, plain with peanuts on top, rolled in sprinkles, and plain with sprinkles on top. I topped them with red Sixlets, but M&Ms or Skittles would be fine, too.<\/p>\n

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    Left to right: topped with sprinkles, rolled in sprinkles, topped with peanuts<\/p><\/div>\n

    For my first batch I made a simple pink frosting out of powdered sugar and maraschino cherry juice, which was good, but it took a while to harden, and I tend to get impatient, so I used Wilton Candy Melts for my second batch. Much better; they were easy to melt, easy to dip the cookies into, and dried almost immediately. Sweet!<\/p>\n

    Here’s the cookie dough recipe. It’s basically my shortbread recipe with an extra teaspoon of half & half to make it a little easier to wrap around the cherry.<\/p>\n

    \t Sweet Sundae Cookies<\/span><\/p>\n
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    Author: The Rowdy Baker<\/span><\/div>\n
    This is a big recipe, making about 6 dozen cookies.<\/span><\/div>\n
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    Ingredients<\/div>\n