Jim Dandies Recipe

Directions:

1. COOKIES:
2. Mix and set aside: flour, soda & salt
3. Cream brown sugar and shortening well
4. Blend in unbeaten egg
5. Beat well.
6. Stir in half the dry ingredients
7. Add marachino chrry juice & milk
8. Stir in remaing dry ingredients
9. Mix well
10. Blend in melted chocolate
11. Fold in cherries
12. Drop by rounded teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet
13. Bake at 350 for 6-7 minutes
14. While cookies are baking, cut marshmallows in half, dipping knife in hot water to prevent sticking)
15. Immediately after taking cookies from onve, press one marshmallow half, cut side down, on each cookie
16. Frost with chocolate icing.
17. ICING:
18. Bring first 5 ingredients to a boil.
19. Cook 6 minutes on medium heat
20. Remove
21. Add 10 marshmallows
22. Beat to spreading consistency, and spoon over marshmallows (Beat by hand, in the pan - not transferred to mixer - that doesn't work!).