Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 10 ounces maraschino cherries
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 drain cherries, researving 3 t juice. cut cherries in 1/2.
• 2 beat butter and sugar at medium speed until creamy. add egg, vanilla and 2 t cherry juice. beat until blended. combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture.
• 3 shape dough into 1 inch balls on ungreased cookie sheet. make a thumb imprint in the center of each cookie. place a cherry half in the indent.
• 4 in saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and condensed milk. add 1 t cherry juice to melted chocolate. cool slightly.
• 5 spoon 1 t melted chocolate over cherry half.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.