Chocolate Covered Cherry cookies

These are a little work, but are always a big hit. Not hard to do, just takes time cause of all the steps. Yummy!

7-9 min. . 375’F

DOUGH
½ cup sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
1-teaspoon vanilla
1 egg yolk
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup unsweetened cocoa

FILLING
¼ cup butter
1-tablespoon brandy or ½ teaspoon brandy extract
1 cup powered sugar
TOPPING
36 maraschino cherry (drained on paper towel)
½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon oil

In large bowl, combine sugar, butter, vanilla and egg yolk; beat until light and fluffy. Add flour and cocoa; beat until well mixed. Shaped rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into 1 in. balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With index finger, make indentation in center of each
Bake at 375’F. for 7-9 mins. Or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets, cool for 10 mins.
In a med. Bowl, combine all filling ingredients; beat until smooth.
Spoon ‘bout ½ teaspoon into cooled cookie. Press cherry into filling.
In small saucepan, combine chocolate chips and oil. Cook over low heat until melted, stirring constantly. Spoon or drizzle over cherries on each cookie let stand until chocolate is set.
Yield: 3 dozen cookies