Instructions
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1½ teaspoons vanilla
1½ cups flour
½ cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
48 Maraschino cherries, blotted dry
1 cup chocolate chips
½ cup sweetened condensed milk
1-3 teaspoons Maraschino cherry juice
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add beaten egg and vanilla. Combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Gradually add to creamed mixture. (Batter will be firm.) Shape into 48 balls about 1 inch in diameter and place on cookie sheet. Press cherry halfway into each ball. Melt chocolate chips and milk in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add cherry juice and stir until smooth. Spoon 1 teaspoon frosting over each cookie. (The frosting will spread over cookie during baking.) Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
