1 c Sugar
1/2 c Margarine or butter;
-softened 1 Egg
2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
Melted and cooled 1/3 c Buttermilk; milk or water
1 ts Vanilla
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour *
Or whole wheat flour 1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
2 c Cut-up candied or maraschino
Cherries Chocolate frosting 2 oz Unsweetened chocolate
2 tb Margarine or butter
3 tb Water
2 c Powdered sugar; about
* if using self-rising flour — omit Baking soda and salt. Recipe by: Betty Crocker’s Cookbook Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix, sugar, margarine, egg, chocolate, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cherries. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart into ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched; cool. Frost with Chocolate Frosting. ABOUT 4-1/2 DOZEN COOKIES; 95 CALORIES PER COOKIE. CHOCOLATE FROSTING Heat chocolate and margarine over low heat until melted; remove from heat. Stir in water and powdered sugar until smooth. —–