Shelly's Recipe

CHOCOLATE COVERED CHERRY COOKIES

Category: Cookies

1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 (10 oz) jar cherries (about 48), drain reserving juice
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup condensed milk

Combine flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and soda. Set aside.

In a large mixer bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds. Add sugar and beat till fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Gradually add dry ingredients and beat till combined. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press down center of each ball with your thumb. Place a drained cherry in the center of each.

For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine chocolate pieces and condensed milk. Cook and stir over low heat till chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 tsp reserved cherry juice. Spoon about 1 tsp frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry. (Frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice, if necessary). Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes or till edges are firm. Remove from oven and cool completely on wire racks.