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As Food Network notes, these decadent cookies are a tasty twist on a holiday favorite. They're the perfect treat for your next holiday party!

If you always reach for the box of chocolate-covered cherries that lands on the holiday buffet once a year, move these cookies to the top of your baking list. They’ve got everything you love about the elegant candy: good-quality cherries, that festive almond flavor and rich dark chocolate. Fill a box (and tie it up with a bow) for a twist on your go-to hostess gift this year.

Ingredients:

cookies:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
• 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 6 tablespoons almond paste
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 large egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kirsch, optional
• 30 well-drained good-quality cherries in syrup (about one 14-ounce jar), such as Luxardo, cherry syrup reserved for the glaze

Glaze:

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 ounces dark chocolate chips

Directions:

We can't wait to make these delectable chocolate covered cherry cookies. We're going to make several batches: a couple for us, and a couple to take to the office Christmas party and our annual holiday family dinner!

Article Source: Food Network