Chocolate Cherry Cordials

By pressurecooker

This drop cookie won first place in a Parade Magazine cookie contest.

Ingredients

• For cookies:
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp rum extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 30 maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry with paper towels
• 2 T sugar, for coating
• For glaze:
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp rum extract
• 4 tsp maraschino cherry juice

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and rum extract until light and fluffy. Add flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Beat well.

2. Flatten about 1 T dough. Place a cherry on top; mold dough around it. Roll in sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.

3. Place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Cool on a rack.

4. For glaze, whisk ingredients; spoon over cookies.