Chocolate Cherry Cookies

By Shash

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 1/2 Cup Butter
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1-1/2 Teaspoons Vanilla
• 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 Cup Flour
• 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/4 Teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 Maraschino Cherry
• 1 Cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
• 1/2 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
• 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 1 to 1 -1/2 Teaspoons of the Maraschino Cherry Juice

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 9 ingredients (wet then dry) to make the dough. Roll into 1" balls and press 1/2 cherry and top cherry with the icing mixture.

To make the Icing:
Melt chocolate chips & condensed milk together. Remove from head and add salt and cherry juice. Cover cherries on top of cookies.

Bake 10-12 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.