Monday, April 13, 2009

#1275 - Chocolate Cherry Cookies

(by Shirley McNevich)

3/4 cup white sugar
1 stick butter (softened)
3 TBSP butter (softened)
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 - 12oz. bag Nestle's semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 cups Quaker quick oats (uncooked)
1 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 - 10oz. jars maraschino cherries (drained, then patted dry with paper towels)

In a mixer add white sugar and all of the butter--beat. Add eggs and vanilla--beat. Pour 1 cup of the chocolate bits into a microwave safe bowl--melt them in the microwave. Pour melted chocolate in to the batter--beat. Add quick oats, baking powder and salt--beat. Slowly add flour--beat. Cover the mixer bowl with Saran wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours. Remove batter from refrigerator. Shape the cookie dough into 1" size balls. Place cookie balls on to greased cookie sheets. Place one cherry on to each cookie ball and using your thumb press down on the cherry until the cookie flattens. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set. Cool completely, then melt remaining chocolate chips. Drizzle melted chocolate on to the cooled cookies.

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