Baking: Cakes, Cookies, Muffins: Oatmeal Cherry Cookies

This favorite cookie recipe gets a new taste with dried cherries!

Author: Cherry Marketing Institute - www.choosecherries.com
Date: December 26, 2012

Serves: 48 person(s)
Yield: 48 x cookies (4 dozen)

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cooking Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

1 cup (2 sticks) butter or margarine , softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt (optional)
2 cup quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats, uncooked
1 1/2 cup dried tart cherries
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

Put butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed 3 to 4 minutes, or until creamy (or beat with a manual mixer until creamy). Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Combine flour, baking powder and salt, if desired; add to egg mixture. Stir in oats, cherries and chocolate chips. Mix well.

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack to cool completely. Store in a tightly covered container.

Variations:

Dark or white chocolate chips can be substituted for semisweet.