Chocolate Cherry Cordials

• 1/2 cup butter,softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1tsp rum extract
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 30 maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry with paper towels
• 2 tbsp sugar for coating
• For glaze
• 1 cup confectioner's sugar
• 1 tsp rum extract
• 4 tsp maraschino cherry juice

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Mix butter, sugar, egg and rum extract until light and fluffy. Add flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Beat well.
3. Flatten about 1 tbsp dough. Place a cherry on top, mold dough around it. Roll in sugar.
4. Place cookies 2 inches apart on an untreated cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Cool on a rack
5. For glaze whisk ingredients, spoon over cookies

butter, sugar, egg, rum, flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking soda, baking powder, maraschino cherries, sugar, sugar, rum, cherry juice

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/chocolate-cherry-cordials-51559071 (may not work)