Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. margarine, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries
1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1/2 c. Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

In a large bowl, stir together the first 5 ingredients.
In mixer bowl, beat together margarine and sugar on low speed of mixer until fluffy.
Add egg and vanilla; beat well.
Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture; beat until well blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down center of dough with thumb.
Drain cherries, reserving juice.
Place a cherry in the center of each cookie.
In small saucepan, combine chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk; heat until the chocolate is melted.
Stir in 4 teaspoons of reserved cherry juice.
Spoon about 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry.
(Frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice, if necessary.)
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven about 10 minutes or until done. Remove to wire rack; cool.
Makes 48 cookies.