Chocolate Cherry Cordial Cookies

Total Time: 28 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 30 maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry
• 1/3 cup sugar, for rolling
• glaze
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
• 4 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350 degrees in a large bowl beat butter, sugar, eggs and rum extract until light and fluffy.
• 2 add flour cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. beat well.
• 3 flatten about 1 tablespoon of dough.
• 4 place a cherry in the middle of the dough and mold the dough around it.
• 5 roll in sugar and repeat with remaining dough.
• 6 place cookies 2 inches apart of an un-greased baking sheet.
• 7 bake for 8 minutes and let cool on rack.
• 8 for glaze whisk ingredients together and spoon over cookies.