Oatmeal, Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cookie

Ingredients:

2 c. oatmeal, quick or old-fashioned 

2 c. semisweet chocolate chips (12 oz)

1 c. The Cherry Stop Dried Montmorency or Balaton Cherries

1 c. butter/margarine (2 sticks), softened

1 c. firmly packed brown sugar

½ c. sugar

1 t. cinnamon

2 eggs

1 T. milk

1 ½ t. vanilla

1 ½  c. all-purpose flour

½ t. baking soda

½  t. salt

¼ c. unsweetened cocoa

Instructions

1. In large bowl, combine oatmeal, chocolate chips, & cherries.
2. In another large bowl, beat together butter & sugars until creamy; beat in eggs, milk, vanilla.
3.  In separate bowl, mix flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa, cinnamon; add to butter mixture, stirring until thoroughly combined.   
4. Stir in oatmeal mixture until well mixed.  
5. Drop heaping tablespoons 2” apart on greased cookie sheet.  
6. Bake 9-12 minutes at 350.  
7. Cool on pan 1 minute, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.

Make about 5 dozen.