RiCh ChOcOlAtE HoLiDaY CuPs

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
• 1 package (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• CHOCOLATE FILLING(recipe follows)
• VANILLA GLAZE(recipe follows)
• 6 maraschino cherries, each cut into 4 strips

Directions:

1. Beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl on medium speed until well blended. Beat in sugar until creamy. Beat in flour and cocoa until well blended. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until easy to shape.

2. Heat oven to 350°. Grease 24 miniature muffin cups (1-3/4x1 inch). Shape dough into 24 balls. Press each ball into bottom and side of muffin cup. Divide CHOCOLATE FILLING evenly among each.

3. Bake 16 to 18 minutes or until set. Cool about 20 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. Drizzle VANILLA GLAZE over tops; garnish each with piece of maraschino cherry. 24 cups.

CHOCOLATE FILLING

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons HERSHEY'S Cocoa
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 egg

Stir together cocoa and butter in small bowl; stir in remaining ingredients.

VANILLA GLAZE: Stir together 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1-1/2 to 2 teaspoons milk and 1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract until thin enough to drizzle.