Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

Name: Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies
Yield: Makes about 2 1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces/213 grams), all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup (1½ ounces/43 grams), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter (1 stick), softened; 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), sugar; 1 , large egg; 1 1/2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 cup (6 ounces/170 grams), semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup, sweetened condensed milk; 2 (12 ounces/340 grams) jars, Maraschino cherries, drained and stemmed, 2 tablespoons juice reserved

Desserts or Baked Goods
Chocolate
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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2008

These chewy cookies showcase the classic flavor combination of chocolate and cherries.

SERVES Makes about 2 1/2 dozen

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 20 minutes cooling

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