BURIED CHERRY COOKIES

By cjbrose50

Ingredients

• 1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries (about 48)
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi sweet chocolate pieces
• 1/2 c. sweetened condensed milk

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from cooks.com

Preparation

Step 1

Drain cherries and reserve juice. Stir together flour, cocoa, soda, powder and salt. In a large mixer bowl beat butter until soft. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Add flour mixture and blend well.

Shape dough into 1" balls. Place about 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press down center of each with your thumb. Place a cherry in each cookie.

In small saucepan combine chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry, swirling to completely cover cherry.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. Remove to racks and cool. Makes about 48.