Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

[Audrey]

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1/2 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 cup of butter or margarine, softened
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla
1 -10 ounce jar of maraschino cherries, drained, reserve juice
1 - 6 ounce package of semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup of sweetened condensed milk

Preheat oven to 350 degree.

In large bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder
and soda.

In mixer bowl, beat together butter or margarine and sugar on low
speed until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add dry
ingredients to creamed mixture and beat until well blended.

Shape dough into 1" balls; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press
down center of dough with thumb. Place a cherry in the center indention of each cookie.

In small saucepan combine chocolate pieces and sweetened
condensed milk. Heat over low heat, stirring until chocolate is melted.
Stir in 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice.

Spoon about 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover
cherry. (frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice if
necessary)

Bake 13 minutes, until cookie is just browned on the
bottom. Remove to wire rack to cool.