Chocolate Cherry Cordial Cookies

Like chocolate covered cherries but cookies. for those that love the candies, they will love these. the recipe sounds complicated, but it's simple.

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees in a large bowl beat butter , sugar , eggs and rum extract until light and fluffy.

Add flour cocoa , salt , baking powder and baking soda.

Beat well.

Flatten about 1 tablespoon of dough.

Place a cherry in the middle of the dough and mold the dough around it.

Roll in sugar and repeat with remaining dough.

Place cookies 2 inches apart of an un-greased baking sheet.

Bake for 8 minutes and let cool on rack.

For glaze whisk ingredients together and spoon over cookies.

butter, sugar, egg, rum extract, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, maraschino cherries, glaze, powdered sugar, maraschino cherry juice