Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

Made these over Christmas break at mom's.  Only pic I have is of finished product.  Taste just like a cookie version of chocolate covered cherries--soft and nice! 10/10 :)

Link to original recipe: https://www.smalltownwoman.com/double-chocolate-cherry-cookies/

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. all-purpose flour
2/3 c. cocoa powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
2 tsp. cherry juice (from jar of maraschino cherries)
30-36 jarred maraschino cherries, stems removed
for chocolate drizzle--
1/4 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 T. sweetened condensed milk
1 T. cherry juice (from jar of maraschino cherries)

Directions:

1. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.  Set aside.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter, sugar, and brown sugar. 

3. Mix in eggs, one at at time.  Then gradually mix in the reserved dry mixture.

4. Mix in the vanilla and the 2 tsp. of cherry juice until just combined.  Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 min.

5. Heat oven to 350°F.  Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

6. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place on prepared cookie sheet, 2" apart.  Make a thumbprint well in each cookie and place a maraschino cherry in each one.  Bake for 10 min.

7. Meanwhile, in a small pan over low heat, melt chocolate chips and condensed milk together, stirring often.  Once melted, stir in the 1 T. of cherry juice.

8. Once cookies have cooled a bit, drizzle melted chocolate mixture atop cookies.  Let set and enjoy!