Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies I

Sweet, festive, and unusual

Ingredients

• 1 cup sifted all-purpose flour
• 0.3333333333333333 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.5 cup butter
• 18 maraschino cherries, halved
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Combine flour and sugar. Cut butter into flour as for pie crust.
3. Press mixture into an 8 x 8 inch pan. Bake for 20 minutes.
4. While warm, cut into 36 squares. Place squares in pan lined with wax paper. Let cool.
5. Place a cherry half on center of each, cut side down. Melt chocolate over low heat. Cover cherry with a spoonful of melted chocolate. Chill for a few minutes in refrigerator until chocolate is firm.