For the sake of posting....

I'm sick of visiting blogs and seeing my name with the constant reminder......Curtis Fam-- 1 month ago. Yeah, so it's been since like the end of October and I haven't posted. And, in that time, we've had Halloween, McKinnlee's 6th b-day, Aynslee's blessing, Thanksgiving, and now we're working on Christmas. I'm a slacker and need to catch up someday when I have a second. For now, I'm posting so I can cross it off my list.

Here's one of my favorite Christmas cookie recipes:

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

2. Beat butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla and beat well. Add dry ingredients and stir until smooth.

3. Roll into 1-inch balls about the size of a walnut (larger if desired). Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

4. Drain cherries and reserve juice. Press center of each ball with thumb. Place a cherry in indentation.

5. In a saucepan, heat condensed milk and chocolate chips until chips are melted. Stir in 4 teaspoons of cherry juice. Spoon about 1 teaspoon of mixture over each cherry and spread to cover cherry. (More cherry juice may be added to keep frosting of spreading consistency.)

6. Bake for 10 minutes.