Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 (10 oz) jar maraschino cherries
1 (6 oz) pkg chocolate chips
1/2 cup condensed milk

In a large bowl, stir flour and next 4 ingredients. In another bowl, beat together butter and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla, beat well. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture; beat until well blended.

Shape dough into 1/2 balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down center of dough with thumb.

Drain cherries, reserving juice. Place cherry in center of each cookie. In small sauce pan, combine chocolate pieces and condensed milk. Heat till chocolate pieces are melted. Stir in 4 tsp cherry juice. Spoon about 1 tsp frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry. Frosting may be thinned by adding more juice if necessary. Bake 350 for 10 minutes.