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Chocolate Covered Surprise Cookies

List of Ingredients




Cookie:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, drained, reserve juice, halved

Frosting:
1 ( 6 oz.) package semi-sweet real chocolate chips
2 tablespoons reserved cherry juice


Recipe



Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar and butter in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium sped, scraping bowl often, until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg and vanilla, continue beating until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes.
Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press cherry half into center of each cookie. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
Meanwhile, combine frosting ingredients in 1 quart saucepan. Cook over low stirring occasionally, until chips are melted and frosting smooth, 4 to 5 minutes. Place 1/2 teaspoon frosting on top of each cookie to hide cherry half.
Yield: 3 1/2 dozen