Chocolate Cherry Cookies

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Title: Chocolate Cherry Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

Cookies:
1 1/2 c Firmly-packed light brown
-sugar
2/3 c Crisco shortening
1 tb Water
1 ts Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/3 c Cocoa
1/4 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
36 Maraschino cherries
Icing:
1/2 c Semi-sweet chips
Or white chocolate chips
1/2 ts Crisco shortening

1. Pre-heat oven to 375F (190C). Place sheets of foil on
countertop for cooling cookies.
2. For cookies, combine brown sugar, shortening, water and
vanilla in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric
mixer until well blended. Beat eggs into creamed mixture.
3. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix into
creamed mixture at low speed just until blended.
4. Form rounded tablespoons (15 mL) of dough around
maraschino cherry, covering cherry completely. Place each
cookie 2 inches (5 cm) apart on ungreased baking sheet.
5. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375F (190C) for 7
to 9 minutes, or until cookies are set. DO NOT OVERBAKE.
Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to
cool completely.
6. For icing, place chips and shortening in heavy
resealable sandwich bag. Seal. Microwave at 50% (MEDIUM)
power. Knead bag after 1 minute. Repeat until smooth (or
melt by placing bag in bowl of hot water). Cut tiny tip off
corner of bag and drizzle over cookies.

Makes about 3 dozen cookies

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