Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa
1/2 c. butter or margarine
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 10 oz. jar red maraschino cherries, undrained
1 6 oz. bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

In a mixing bowl combine flour and cocoa; set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or until softened. Add sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Beat until well combined.
Add egg and vanilla.
Beat well.
Gradually beat in the flour mixture.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place on ungreased baking sheet.
Press down center of each ball with thumb.
Drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice.
Place a cherry in the center of each cookie. In a small saucepan, combine the chocolate pieces and sweetened condensed milk; heat until chocolate is melted.
Stir in 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice.
Spoon about one teaspoon of the frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry. (Frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice, if necessary.)
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until done.
Remove to wire rack; cool.
Cover and store at room temperature up to two days.