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Ingredients
- 2 cups (12 oz.) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 3/4 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup baking cocoa
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup (10 2/3 tbsp. or 1 stick plus 2 2/3 tbsp.) butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups ( two 10-oz. jars) maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry
Preparation
Step 1
Microwave 1 cup of the chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl on HIGH (100%) power for 1 minute. Stir. Microwave in additional 10-20 second increments, stirring until smooth. Allow to cool to room temperature.
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar, butter, eggs and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the melted chocolate. Stir in the oat mixture. Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
After the dough has chilled, preheat the oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2-inches apart on parchment-lined baking sheets. Press deep centers into each cookie using your thumb. Place a cherry into each center.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set. Let stand on cookie sheets for 2 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
Melt the remaining 1 cup of chocolate chips as mentioned above. Drizzle the chocolate over the cooled cookies.