Love is in the air...and so is the sweet smell of chocolate

Seeing as Valentine's Day has just passed and chocolate and that day always seem to go hand and hand I was thinking it only made sense to make cookies that are loaded with chocolate. Gone are the days when you have to express your love via a box of chocolates or a rose. When something is homemade it not only shows you care but also shows there was time and effort put into the process as well. These are not your average everyday chocolate cookies,they contain chocolate, almonds, cherries, and of course more chocolate and are finished off with a pretty vanilla drizzle. The great thing about these is even if you didn't have a "Valentine" this year, there is absolutely no reason why you can't enjoy these fabulous cookies by yourself or with friends and family. I made these cookies for my loved ones recently and they were a huge success.They are delicious alone or for an even sweeter treat, they could be topped off with some ice cream. So turn on some music nice and loud and get ready for a chocolate lover's dream come true.

Cupid's Chocolate Cookies

 Cookie Ingredients:

1 c. Flour

1 Tsp. Baking Soda

1/4 Tsp. Salt

1/2 c. Cocoa

1 c. White Sugar

1 Egg

3/4 c. Butter (softened)

1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

1/2 c. Dried Cherries

1 c. Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

1 c. Almond Slivers

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix first five ingredients in a bowl. Slowly mix in egg, butter and vanilla extract. Once batter is consistent, add in cherries, chocolate chips and almond slivers. Put on baking sheet in the oven. If you desire once cookies have cooled use teaspoon to drizzle vanilla icing on.

Cookies before icing

Vanilla Drizzle Recipe I used

1 1/2 c. Confectioners Sugar

1/4 Tsp. Vanilla Extract

5 Tsp. Milk

In a small bowl combine until mixture is desired consistency and then drizzle on the cooled cookies

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Vanilla-Drizzle

Finished Product with Icing