Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies Makes 48 cookies 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 48 undrained maraschino cherries (about one 16 oz. jar) 1 6 0z. package semisweet chocolate pieces 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
In a mixing bowl combine flour and cocoa; set aside. In a large mixing bowl beat the butter or margarine with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or until softened. Add sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat till well combined. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well. Gradually beat in the flour mixture. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; placed on ungreased baking sheet. Press down center of each ball with thumb. Drain maraschino cherries, reserving juice. Place a cherry in the center of each cookie. In a small saucepan combine the chocolate pieces and sweetened condensned milk; heat till chocolate is melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of the reserved cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of the frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover the cherry. (Frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice, if necessary.) Bake in 350 degrees oven about 10 minutes or until done. Remove to wire rack; cool. Merry Christmas --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
