Tempting culinary delights await you with the delicious Black Forest cherry cookies, a truly magical treat that provides enjoyable moments not only during the festive Christmas season, but all year round.

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These Black Forest cherry cookies are just the thing if you love chocolate and cherries! Between two delicate chocolate shortcrust pastry rounds, you'll find fruity cherry jam and a creamy white chocolate filling. Top it off with some melted chocolate, chocolate shavings, and a candied cherry if you like.

If you like baking filled Christmas cookies, also try my silly Danube wave cookies with cherry filling, the heavenly cinnamon cookies or my Black Forest kisses.

Why you'll love these Black Forest cherry cookies

• chocolate and fruityThe dark shortcrust pastry goes wonderfully with the cherry jam.
• With creamy filling: White couverture chocolate creates a delicate chocolate cream.
• A real eye-catcher: The star shape, candied cherries and chocolate shavings, written in capital letters, make the cookies particularly festive.
• Prepare the furniture well: You can also prepare the shortcrust pastry the day before and store it in the refrigerator.
• Ideal to give away: Beautifully packaged, these little chocolate cherry cookies make a lovely gift for the Advent season.

Ingredients for Black Forest Cherry Cookies

For these filled Christmas cookies you need a simple chocolate shortcrust pastry and a few ingredients for filling and decoration.

• Flour and baking powder: Wheat flour, type 100 (405 images), forms the basis for the shortcrust pastry. A pinch of baking powder is also added.
• Cocoa powder: He says it's for the dark color and chocolate flavor. Ideally, use unsweetened baking cocoa.
• Sugar, egg yolk and egg yolk: They add sweetness to the dough and help to bind the ingredients together.
• Cold butterIt makes the shortcrust pastry beautifully tender. Cut it into small pieces before kneading.
• Cherry brandy: It gives the dough and jam their typical Black Forest flavor. For an alcohol-free version, you can use some cherry juice instead.
• White chocolate and butter: From this you prepare the creamy chocolate filling that goes between the cookies.
• Cherry jam: It forms the fruity layer between the chocolate coins. A slightly tart cherry jam goes particularly well with it.
• Candied cherries and chocolate shavings: This is how you make a Black Forest cherry cookie. Finally, its pretty decoration.

My tips for perfect Black Forest cherry cookies

• Chill the dough sufficiently: Place the shortcrust pastry in the refrigerator for about 2 hours. This makes it easier to roll out and helps the cookies retain their shape better during baking.
• Roll out evenly: Roll out the dough to a thickness of approximately 3 mm. This ensures the cookies bake evenly and fit together well later.
• Do not process the couverture chocolate while it is too hot: Let the melted white chocolate cool slightly before stirring it into the whipped butter. Both should be at a similar temperature to prevent the cream from curdling.
• Use less jam: Spread the cookies with a thin layer of jam. Otherwise, the cherry jam may leak out the sides when you assemble them.
• Allow the cookies to cool thoroughly: Briefly chill the assembled cookies so the chocolate cream sets. Only then should they be decorated with the remaining chocolate coating and the candied cherries.

Black Forest Cherry Cookies

Tempting culinary delights await you with the delicious Black Forest cherry cookies, a truly magical treat that provides enjoyable moments not only during the festive Christmas season, but all year round.

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Portions: 30 large

Baking utensils:

• 1 star cookie cutter 5 cm

For the dough:

• 300 g all-purpose flour Type 405
• 1 A pinch of baking powder
• 2 EL cocoa powder
• 100 g sugar
• 1 egg Size M
• 1 egg yolk
• 30 ml Kirschwasser
• 120 g cold butter

For garnishing:

• 100 g butter
• 300 g white chocolate coating
• 100 g Cherry jam
• 20 large candied cherries
• Whole milk chocolate shavings for garnish

Preparation:

For the dough:

• First, cut the flour into small pieces and combine it with baking powder, cocoa, sugar, egg, egg yolk, 15 ml kirsch and 120 g cold butter, then knead it into a smooth dough.
• Shape the dough into a flat ball and wrap it in cling film. Then place it in the refrigerator for about 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (160 degrees for fan-assisted ovens).
• Roll out the shortcrust pastry on a floured surface to a thickness of about 3 mm.
• Cut out stars of the desired size and place them on two baking sheets lined with baking paper.
• Bake the stars on the middle rack of the oven for about 13 minutes.
• Place the stars, along with the baking paper, on a cooling rack and let them cool.

For the filling:

• Coarsely grate 200g of white chocolate and melt it in a bowl over a hot water bath. Let it cool slightly.
• Beat 100g of butter until fluffy and stir in the still liquid chocolate coating.
• In a small bowl, warm the cherry jam and then stir in 15 ml of cherry brandy.
• Spread half of the stars thinly with cherry jam.
• Fill a piping bag with the white chocolate mixture and pipe a small dot onto each of the coated stars. Then place an uncoated cookie on top. Chill.
• Coarsely grate the chocolate and melt it in a small bowl over a warm water bath.
• Pour the melted chocolate into a freezer bag and cut off a small corner. Use the bag to drizzle the chocolate onto the cookies in a graffiti-like style.
• Garnish each cookie with half a candied cherry and chocolate shavings.

Calories: 122 kcal

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