Chocolate Cherry Sliced Cookies

By Joanks

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tsps. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 cup finely chopped maraschino
• cherries
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• red food coloring
• 1/3 cup hershey's cocoa
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 4 tsps. water

Preparation

Step 1

Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy. Stir together flour,baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until mixture forms a smooth dough. Remove 1 1/4 cups dough to medium bowl; blend in cherries, almond extract and about 6 drops food color. Stir together cocoa and baking soda. Add with water to remaining dough; blend until smooth.
Divide chocolate dough in half; roll each half between 2 sheets of wax paper; forming 12x4 1/2 inch rectangle. Remove top sheet of wax paper from each rectangle. Divide cherry mixture in half; with floured hands, shape each half into 12 inch roll. Place 1 roll in center of each rectangle; wrap each roll in plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 6 hours. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cut rolls into 1/4 inch thick slices; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute; remove cookies from sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Prepare Cocoa Almond Glaze and garnish cookies with glaze.


Makes 90 cookies.