Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. soft butter
1 c. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
10 oz. maraschino cherries
6 oz. chocolate chips
1/4 c. sweetened condensed milk

Preparation

Mix flour and cocoa; set aside.
Beat butter until soft; add sugar, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Add egg and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Shape into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Saving juice, drain cherries and place a cherry into the center of each ball.
In saucepan, combine chocolate chips and milk; heat through until melted.
Add 4 tsp. cherry juice.
Spoon 1 tsp. over each cookie, covering cherry.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Makes 4 dozen.