Jim Dandies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons milk
1/4 cup maraschino cherry juice
1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup diced maraschino cherry
30 regular-sized marshmallows, cut in half
walnut pieces
Glossy Chocolate Frosting
1 tablespoon butter
1 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate square
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons hot milk (about)

Preparation

Cream butter; add in sugar gradually.
Beat in egg.
Mix in cooled chocolate, milk, cherry juice, sifted dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt), chopped walnuts, and cherries.
Drop batter by heaping teaspoonsful onto greased baking sheets.
Bake in a 350\u00b0 oven for about 12 minutes.
Place marshmallows, cut side down, on hot cookies.
Cool; frost with Glossy Chocolate Frosting; top with walnut pieces.
To make Glossy Chocolate Frosting: Melt butter and chocolate together; mix in sugar, vanilla, and enough milk to make frosting of spreading consistency.