Double Chocolate Cherry Drops

Total Time: 1 hr 12 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup maraschino cherry, well drained, chopped, reserve juice
• 3 (1 ounce) baking chocolate squares
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 3/4 cups powdered sugar
• 5 tablespoons half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
• maraschino cherry, halved

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar and sugar large mixer bowl.
• 3 add egg and almond extract; continue beating until well mixed.
• 4 reduce speed to low.
• 5 add flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt beat until well mixed.
• 6 stir in chocolate chips and ½ cup cherries by hand drop dough by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 7 bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
• 8 cool completely.
• 9 melt chocolate and 2 tablespoons butter in 1 quart saucepan over medium low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth.
• 10 combine chocolate mixture and powdered sugar in small bowl.
• 11 stir half & half and reserved cherry juice until smooth.
• 12 if frosting is too thick, stir in additional cherry juice.
• 13 frost cooled cookies.
• 14 place 1 cherry half in center of each cookie.
• 15 let stand on waxed paper until set.