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Cherry-Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Mon, 09 May 2011 11:12:11 -0700
v111.n020.4
* Exported from MasterCook *

                 (Breads), Cherry-Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 24    Preparation Time :0:10
Categories    : Bread-Bakers Mailing List       Breads/Muffins/Rolls
                  Chocolate/Cocoa                 Nuts

    Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1                cup  all-purpose flour -- plus 1 tablespoon
    2        tablespoons  all-purpose flour
       1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
       1/2      teaspoon  salt
    8        tablespoons  unsalted butter -- (1 stick), melted
       1/2           cup  firmly packed light brown sugar
    1              large  egg
       1/2      teaspoon  vanilla extract
       3/4           cup  mini semisweet chocolate chips
       1/2           cup  finely chopped walnuts
       1/2           cup  dried cherries -- coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 375F. Mist a 24-cup mini muffin tin with cooking 
spray. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter and brown sugar. Add egg 
and vanilla and whisk until smooth. Add flour mixture and stir until 
just incorporated. Stir in chocolate chips, nuts and dried cherries.

Spoon some cookie dough into each muffin cup, so dough comes just to 
tops of cups (cookies won't rise much).

Bake until cookies are golden around edges and just set in center, 10 
to 12 minutes. Remove tin to a wire rack and let stand 5 minutes 
before removing cookies to cool completely on rack.

PER SERVING (1 COOKIE):
140 Cal., 8g Fat (4g Sat.), 21mg Chol 1g Fiber, 2g Pro., 16g Carb., 86mg Sod.

Kitchen Tip
Switch the add-ins. Try other fruits, like raisins, currants or 
chopped dried apricots, instead of the cherries in this versatile 
recipe. Or toss in dried cranberries and either regular chocolate 
chips or chopped white chocolate. You can also substitute pecans, 
almonds or halnuts for the walnuts. Chopped macadamia nuts work well, 
too, especially with white chocolate. Toffee bits and pecans make 
another great combination.

Yield 24 mini muffins

Source:
    "allyou.com May 21, 2010"
Start to Finish Time:
    "0:12"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 135 Calories; 8g Fat (48.8% 
calories from fat); 2g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 
19mg Cholesterol; 77mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean 
Meat; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Fat; 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.