Chocolate Cherry Thumbprint Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (12 ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 2 cups oats, uncooked
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 2 (10 ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 beat butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until smooth.
• 3 add 1 cup morsels, melted; mix well.
• 4 stir in oats, flour, baking powder and salt; mix well.
• 5 cover, chill dough 1 hour.
• 6 shape dough into 1 inch balls.
• 7 place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 press deep cneters with thumb.
• 9 place maraschino cherry into each center.
• 10 bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set.
• 11 drizzle cookies with remaining 1 cup morsels, melted.