Cherry-chocolate Cookies

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup softened butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 2/3 cups flour
• 6 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 36 maraschino cherries, halves
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream butter, 3/4 cup sugar, egg, and vanilla in bowl until light and fluffy.
• 3 add mixture of flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; mix well.
• 4 shape into 1 inch balls.
• 5 place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 6 press cherry half into center of each cookie.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes or until almost set.
• 8 cool on wire rack.
• 9 combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 tablespoons water in saucepan.
• 10 cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
• 11 remove from heat and add chocolate chips.
• 12 stir until chocolate melts.
• 13 frost tops of cookies, leaving cherries unfrosted.