Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOlATE CHERRY COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
48 maraschino cherries[about one 10 ounce jar] undrained
1 6oz pkg. semi sweet chocolate pieces
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk[not evaporated milk]

Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl combine the flour and cocoa powder; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds add sugar, baking powder and salt beat until well combined add egg and vanilla beat well gradually beat in flour mixture

Shape dough into 1 inch balls and place about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet press down center of each ball with your thumb drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice place a cherry in the center of each cookie

For frosting in a small saucepan combine the chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk heat and stir until chocolate is melted stir in 4 tsp reserved juice spoon about 1 tsp. of the frosting over each cookie. Bake about 10 minutes or until edges are firm cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute transfer to wire racks and let cool