Chocolate Cherry Cordial Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/2 cup butter, softened
    1 cup sugar
    1 egg
    1 teaspoon rum extract
    1 1/2 cups flour
    1/3 cup cocoa
    1/4 teaspoon baking soda
    1/4 teaspoon baking powder
    30 maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry
    1/3 cup sugar, for rolling
    glaze
    1 cup powdered sugar
    1/2 teaspoon rum extract
    4 tablespoons maraschino cherry juice
Preparation
    Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees in a large bowl beat butter, sugar, eggs and rum extract until light and fluffy.
    Add flour cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Beat well.
    Flatten about 1 tablespoon of dough.
    Place a cherry in the middle of the dough and mold the dough around it.
    Roll in sugar and repeat with remaining dough.
    Place cookies 2 inches apart of an un-greased baking sheet.
    Bake for 8 minutes and let cool on rack.
    For glaze whisk ingredients together and spoon over cookies.

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