Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups flour
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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1/2 cup margarine or 1/2 cup butter
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1 cup sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
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1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
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1 egg
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48 maraschino cherries, undrained
Instructions
- In mixing bowl combine flour and cocoa, set aside.
- In large bowl, beat butter until softened, add sugar and next 3 ingredients, beat until well combined.
- Add egg and vanilla, beat well.
- Gradually beat in flour mixture.
- Shape dough into 1" balls; place on ungreased pan. Press down center of each cookie and place a cherry in center of each.
- In small saucepan combine chocolate and milk, heat until chocolate is melted.
- Stir in 4 tsp cherry juice.
- Spoon 1 tsp chocolate mixture over each cherry.
- Bake at 350 for 10 minutes until done. Remove to wire rack; cool and serve.
- If frosting is too thick it may be thinned with additional cherry juice.