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      Title: Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 52 servings
 
      1 pk Fudge brownie mix with
           -chocolate
           Syrup
           Included (21.3-oz); see note
      2    Eggs
    1/4 c  Shortening
      1 c  Pecans; chopped
      1    Jars Maraschino cherries
           ; (10-oz) drained
           And chopped
 
  Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 12/2/96 Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  Blend brownie mix with chocolate-flavor syrup (supplied with boxed mix),
  eggs and shortening. Dough will be stiff. Mix until well blended. Stir in
  pecans and cherries.
  
  Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  
  Bake 8 minutes. Remove cookies from oven while still soft and underbaked.
  Let cool 2 to 3 minutes before removing from cookie sheets. (Standing time
  allows cookies to finish cooking.)Yield: 4 1/2 to 5 dozen cookies.
  
  Tester's note: We tested this recipe with Betty Crocker Supreme Dark
  Chocolate Premium Brownie Mix. When mixing the ingredients, you may think
  there is too little moisture in the recipe. But keep stirring and the
  ingredients will blend well.
  
  Carol A. Ivy, Windsor Middle School, Imperial, Mo.
 
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