Title: Chocolate-Cherry Drop Cookies
Categories: Chocolate American Microwave Dessert
Yield: 54 Servings

1	c	Sugar
1/2	c	Margarine or butter, softene
1		Egg
2		Ounces 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		Ounces 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.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix, sugar, margarine, egg, chocolate, buttermilk and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and cherries. Drop 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 FROSTINGHeat chocolate and margarine over low heat until melted; remove from heat. Stir in water and powdered sugar until smooth.

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