CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY COOKIES

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 - 10 oz. jar maraschino cherries
• 1 - 6 oz. package semisweet chocolate pieces
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl stir together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder and soda. In mixer bowl beat together butter or margarine and sugar on low speed of electric mixer. Add egg and vanilla, beat well. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture, beat until well blended. Shape dough into 1" balls, place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down center of dough with thumb. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie.

In small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk, heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 tablespoons cherry juice. Spoon about 1 tablespoon frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry. Bake in 350 degree oven about 10 minutes until done.