Chocolate Sundae Cookies

Chocolate Sundae Cookies
Author/Source: Jimmie @ Onceamonthmom.com

Ingredients:
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp milk
1/4 cup maraschino cherries, chopped (juice reserved)
1/4 cup juice from the maraschino cherry jar
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
18 large marshmallows, cut in half
Chocolate Glaze (see below)
36 maraschino cherries (whole)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, cream together brown sugar, shortening, egg, and vanilla. Add melted chocolate and mix well. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, milk, chopped cherries, cherry juice, and walnuts. Mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, and bake 12 minutes.

While cookies are baking, make glaze (below). As soon as the cookies are removed from the oven, press half a marshmallow into the center, and let cookies cool 5-10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and spoon glaze over the marshmallow. Top with a whole cherry.

Chocolate Glaze:
6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 tbsp butter
4 tsp light corn syrup
1/4 tsp vanilla

Melt chocolate chips, butter, and corn syrup together. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla.

Freezing Directions: Cool cookies completely, then transfer to freezer bags. Label and freeze. To serve, thaw at room temperature. Servings: Makes approximately 3 dozen cookies