Recipes

In a small bowl whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

If using a standing mixer use a paddle attachment and beat butter, sugar, and egg.

Mix in cocoa powder, cayenne pepper, and vanilla extract.

Add flour mixture and mix until combined.

Roll about a tablespoon (basically one spoonful) of dough into a ball. Place balls on parchment paper lined baking sheets.

Once dough has been placed on the baking sheets, poke a hole into the ball until you just about hit the baking sheet- I used the end of a rounded knife handle.

Fill each hole with cherry jam.

Pop your jam filled cookies to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Transfer the baked cookies to a cooling rack.

In a double boiler, melt the chopped chocolate mixing constantly until smooth. *If you can't find the Lindt Creations: Cherry & Chili, you could always melt a dark or semi-sweet chocolate of your choice. To get the cherry and chili flavor, once the chocolate is melted add a spoon full of cherry jam and a pinch of chili powder.

Drizzle the melted chocolate over each cookie and leave on the cooling rack for chocolate to cool.