Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 48 maraschino cherries, undrained
• 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 in mixing bowl combine flour and cocoa, set aside.
• 2 in large bowl, beat butter until softened, add sugar and next 3 ingredients, beat until well combined.
• 3 add egg and vanilla, beat well.
• 4 gradually beat in flour mixture.
• 5 shape dough into 1" balls; place on ungreased pan. press down center of each cookie and place a cherry in center of each.
• 6 in small saucepan combine chocolate and milk, heat until chocolate is melted.
• 7 stir in 4 tsp cherry juice.
• 8 spoon 1 tsp chocolate mixture over each cherry.
• 9 bake at 350 for 10 minutes until done. remove to wire rack; cool and serve.
• 10 if frosting is too thick it may be thinned with additional cherry juice.