Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

I want to be the second to post a recipe!  This recipe is very easy for a very fancy cookie!

1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 10 oz. jar maraschino cherries 
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c. sweetened condensed milk

In a large bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, salt, baking powder, and soda. In a mixer, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat well. Gradually add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and beat until well blended.  Shape dough into 1 inch balls; place on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Press down center of dough with thumb.  Drain cherries, reserving juice.  Place a cherry in the center of each cookie.  In a small saucepan, combine chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk; heat until chocolate is melted.  Stir in 4 tsps. of the reserved cherry juice.  Using a teaspoon, spoon 1 tsp. frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry.  Bake at 350 about 10 minutes or till done.  Remove to a wire rack: cool.  Makes 2 pans.  

Added by Brigitte Wilson