1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 c. cocoa
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, soda and salt. Beat butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Gradually add flour mixture until well blended. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press down center of each ball. 6 oz. pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces 1/2 c. sweetened condensed milk

Drain cherries, reserving the juice. Press a small cherry or a cherry half into the center of each ball of cookie dough. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate pieces and sweetened milk over low heat. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon frosting over each cherry, spreading to cover cherry. If necessary, add additional cherry juice to thin frosting. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Yield: approximately 48 cookies.