Double Chocolate Cherry Drops

• COOKIE
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, well drained, chopped, reserve juice
• FROSTING
• 3 (1 ounce) baking chocolate squares
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 5 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
• maraschino cherry, halved

1. Heat oven to 350u0b0.
2. Combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar and sugar large mixer bowl.
3. Add egg and almond extract; continue beating until well mixed.
4. Reduce speed to low.
5. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt beat until well mixed.
6. Stir in chocolate chips and 1/2 cup cherries by hand drop dough by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
8. Cool completely.
9. Melt chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in 1 quart saucepan over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
10. Combine chocolate mixture and powdered sugar in small bowl.
11. Stir half & half and reserved cherry juice until smooth.
12. If frosting is too thick, stir in additional cherry juice.
13. Frost cooled cookies.
14. Place 1 cherry half in center of each cookie.
15. Let stand on waxed paper until set.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/double-chocolate-cherry-drops-10339 (may not work)