Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Ingredients

1 c. butter room temperature
2 c. white sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
3 c. flour
1 c. cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
21 oz cherry pie filling
2 oz Chocolate Candiquik

Directions

In a large mixing bowl cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and mix until combined. Add cocoa, salt, baking soda, baking powder and flour. Mix until combined.

Roll dough into 2 in. balls. Place on greased baking sheet or baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Press thumb into center of cookie to make a well. Place two cherries in each cookie.

Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

Melt chocolate Candiquik according to package directions. Drizzle over cookies. Let the chocolate set and serve immediately or store in an air tight container.