Cherry Bites 1 10 oz. jar maraschino cherries
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
6 oz semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
 
 
 

1. Drain cherries and reserve juice
2. Mix flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt
3. Mix butter and sugar until fluffy
4. Add egg and vanilla, beat well
5. Add flour mixture, mix well
6. Shape dough into 1" balls
7. Place 2" apart on a ungreased cookie sheet
8. Press down in center of each cookie with thumb
9. Place cherry in impression
10. Combine chocolate and milk into small saucepan
11. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted
12. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice
13. Spoon 1 teaspoon over each cherry, cover cherry completely
14. Bake at 350 F for 10 minutes

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