Buried Cherry Cookies Recipe

• 10 ounce Jar maraschino cherries, (about 48)
• 1 1/2 c. Flour
• 1/2 c. Unsweetened cocoa
• 1/4 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Baking pwdr
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 c. Butter or possibly margarine
• 1 c. Sugar
• 1 x Egg
• 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1 c. Semisweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 c. Sweetened condensed lowfat milk

1. Drain cherries and reserve juice.
2. Stir together flour, cocoa, soda, pwdr, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, beat butter until softened.
4. Add in sugar and beat until fluffy.
5. Add in egg and vanilla and beat well.
6. Add in flour mix and beat until well mixed.
7. Shape dough into 1-inch balls.
8. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
9. Press down center of each with your thumb.
10. Place a cherry in center.
11. For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine chocolate and sweetened condensed lowfat milk.
12. Cook and stir over low heat until chocolate is melted.
13. Stir in 4 tsp.
14. reserved cherry juice.
15. Spoon 1 tsp.
16. frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover (frosting may be thinned with additional cherry juice if necessary.)
17. Bake in a 350 degree oven for about 10 min or possibly until done.
18. Remove and cold.
19. Makes about 48

maraschino cherries, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking pwdr, salt, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, chocolate chips, condensed lowfat milk

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/buried-cherry-cookies-95185 (may not work)