Cozy Cookies

Submitted by Melissa Henry

Ingredients:

• 1 stick butter
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/8 cup corn syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. almond extract
• 1 1/8 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 (1oz) package instant milk chocolate hot cocoa mix
• 1/4 cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup dried cherries (roughly chopped)
• 1/4 sliced almonds

Beat butter, sour cream and sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add corn syrup, egg and almond extract, mix well. In separate bowl mix together flour, hot cocoa mix, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt. Gradually add dry mixture to wet mixture and hand stir. fold in chocolate chips, cherries and almonds.

Using small-medium ice cream scooper drop cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 8-11 minutes. Cool slightly and finish cooling on wire rack.

Makes 18 cookies.