Ingredients
1/2 cup butter,softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1tsp rum extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
30 maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry with paper towels
2 tbsp sugar for coating
For glaze
1 cup confectioner’s sugar
1 tsp rum extract
4 tsp maraschino cherry juice
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350 Mix butter, sugar, egg and rum extract until light and fluffy. Add flour, cocoa, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Beat well. Flatten about 1 tbsp dough. Place a cherry on top, mold dough around it. Roll in sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart on an untreated cookie sheet. Bake 8 minutes. Cool on a rack For glaze whisk ingredients, spoon over cookies
