Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 1/2 c. flour
    1/2 c. cocoa
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1/4 tsp. baking powder
    1/4 tsp. baking soda
    1/2 c. oleo
    1 c. sugar
    1 egg
    1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
    1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries
    6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
    1/2 c. Eagle Brand milk
Preparation
    Sift the first 5 ingredients together and set aside.
    Cream the oleo, sugar, egg and vanilla together.
    Add dry ingredients. Shape into 1-inch balls.
    Place on ungreased baking sheet.
    Press down center of dough with thumb.
    Drain cherries (reserving liquid).
    Place a cherry in each cookie.
    In small saucepan, melt chocolate pieces and condensed milk.
    Stir in 4 teaspoons cherry juice.
    Spoon about 1 teaspoon of chocolate mixture over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry.
    Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool.
    Makes about 2 1/2 dozen.

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