CHOCOLATE-COVERED CHERRY COOKIES (Julie Behrens)

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup margerine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 48 undrained marchino cherries(10 oz jar)
• 1 - 6 oz pkg chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

Details

Servings 48

Preparation

Step 1

In mixing bowl combine flour and cocoa, set aside. In large mixing bowl beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 30 seconds or until soft. Add sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat until well combined. Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well. Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls, place on ungreased baking sheet. Press down center of each ball with thumb.
Drain Marchino cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie. In small sauce pan comine the chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk. Heat until chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 tsp of the reserved cherry juice.
Spoon 1 tsp frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry, (may thin frosting with added cherry juice if necessary).
Bake 350 deg. F oven - 10 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack. Cover and store at room temp up to 2 days.