Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

Cookies -

 1/2 cup butter

 1 cup sugar

 1 egg

 1 + 1/2 tsp vanilla

 1 + 1/2 cup flour

 1/2 cup bitter cocoa

 1/4 tsp salt

 1/4 tsp baking powder

 1/4 tsp baking soda

 Cherries (1 jar should be more than sufficient – especially if cutting cherries in half)

Glaze -

 6 oz chocolate chips

 1/2 cup condensed milk

 1/4 tsp salt

 1 – 1 1/2 tsp cherry juice (we use WAY MORE – so don’t throw the juice out too quick)

For cookies – cream butter, sugar, egg & vanilla.  Add remaining dry ingredients.  Blend at low speed until dough forms (about 1 minute).  Roll 1/2″ – 3/4″ balls.  Place on ungreased cookie sheet.  Dent each and put cherry in dent (we use 1/2 cherry – round side up). 

For glaze - heat chocolate chips and condensed milk over low heat (or microwave) – stir often.  Remove from heat.  Stir in salt and cherry juice (add more cherry juice if needed to get the right consistency for glazing).  Cover cookie w/small amount of glaze.  Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees.

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