Chocolate Cherry Drops

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda 
• 0.6 cup butter softened
• 1  eggs 
• 1.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 1 cup maraschino cherries drained chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 6 tablespoons cocoa powder unsweetened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup walnuts chopped
• 1 cup sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• wire rack

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Blend in the egg and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, mix in the chopped cherries and walnuts. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.