Chocolate Cookie
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup baking cocoa
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
40 maraschino cherries- blotted dry
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup whipping cream
1 tbsp marachino cherry juice
1
In a medium bowl cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
2
Combine the dry ingredients, gradually adding them to the creamed misture. (The batter will be firm.)
3
Shape the batter into 48 balls, about 1 inch round and push one cherry into each ball, rolling again to cover the cherry. Bake at 350 for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool before icing.
4
Place the chocolate chips and whipping cream in a small pan over low heat. Stir until the mixture is creamy and smooth. Add the maraschino cherry juice and stir until incorporated. Drizzle the cooled cookies with the chocolate ganache frosting.
Ingredients
Chocolate Cookie
½ cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup baking cocoa
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
40 maraschino cherries- blotted dry
Chocolate Ganache Frosting
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
½ cup whipping cream
1 tbsp marachino cherry juice