Chocolate Cherry Kris Kringles

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
20 to 25 maraschino cherries
20 to 25 chocolate chips, plus 1 cup chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cream butter and sugar well. Add vanilla extract, flour and salt. Mix well. Stuff each cherry with a chocolate chip, then wrap in 1 teaspoon dough. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool.

Melt 1 cup chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler over low heat or in the microwave, and dip top of cookies into melted chocolate.