Chocolate covered cherry cookies

I made these Sunday and they were a huge hit.
(from allrecipes.com)

Chocolate-Covered Cherry Cookies

Rated: Submitted By: Barbara Hart Photo By: SHARRYN Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 15

"My five brothers and I lost our mother when we were young, so we started cooking at an early age. Being successful in the kitchen is easy with tried-and-true recipes like this."

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup baking cocoa

1/2 teaspoon salt, divided 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk

DIRECTIONS:

1.	In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, cocoa, 1/4 teaspoon salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
2.	Drain cherries, reserving 1-1/2 teaspoons juice. Pat cherries dry. Shape 1 tablespoon of dough around each cherry. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on wire racks.
3.	For frosting, in a saucepan, heat chocolate chips and milk until chips are melted; stir until smooth. Remove from the heat. Add reserved cherry juice and remaining salt. Frost cookies.

A few modifications: 

I didn't have any sweetened condensed milk so I used half and half. The frosting was a little runny - so when I do it again I'll cut back the amount a little. Also added some almond extract to the dough.
And I didn't put cherries on the top.

 Here's a picture of mine: