| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs, Dairy | Cookies, Christmas | 2 | Servings | |
INGREDIENTS
| 10 | oz | Jar maraschino cherries; (about 48) |
| 1 1/2 | c | Flour |
| 1/2 | c | Unsweetened cocoa |
| 1/4 | ts | Baking soda |
| 1/4 | ts | Baking powder |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | c | Butter or margarine |
| 1 | c | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 1/2 | ts | Vanilla |
| 1 | c | Semisweet chocolate chips |
| 1/2 | c | Sweetened condensed milk |
INSTRUCTIONS
Drain cherries and reserve juice. Stir together flour, cocoa, soda, powder, and salt. In a large bowl, beat butter till softened. Add sugar and beat till fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Add flour mixture and beat till well mixed. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press down center of each with your thumb. Place a cherry in center. For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine chocolate and sweetened condensed milk. Cook and stir over low heat till chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons reserved cherry juice. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover (frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice if necessary.) Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes or till done. Remove and cool. Makes about 48 Recipe by: Cookies for Christmas Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #907 by Diana Stephens <mdstephe@ix.netcom.com> on Nov 13, 1997
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