Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

1.5 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup cocoa
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1.5 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 10z jar maraschino cherries
1 pkg. (6z) chocolate. chips
1/2 cup condensed milk

In a large bowl, stir flour and next 4 ingredients. In another bowl, beat
together butter and sugar on low speed until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla -
beat well. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture; beat until
well blended. Shape dough into 1/2 balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Press down center of dough with thumb. Drain cherries, reserving juice.
Place cherry in center of each cookie. In small sauce pan, combine
chocolate pieces and condensed milk. Heat til chocolate pieces are melted.
Stir in 4 tsp. cherry juice. Spoon about 1 tsp. frosting over each cherry,
spreading to cover cherry. Frosting may be thinned by adding more juice,
if necessary. Bake 350 for 10 min. Makes approx. 38 cookies.

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