Drunken-Cherry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

• 1 cup Spiced Rum
• 2 cups Dried Pitted Cherries, Quartered
• 1 cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 cup Brown Sugar, Packed
• 1 cup Butter, Softened
• 2 Eggs
• 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
• 2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1-1/2 cup Chocolate Chips
• 2 cups Quick Cook Oats
• 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar, For Rolling

1. Heat spiced rum in a saucepan until hot but not boiling. Remove from heat, add chopped cherries and allow them to soak for 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 375 F.
3. In the bowl of your stand mixer using paddle attachment, cream together the sugars and butter until light and creamy (about 3-5 minutes). Add in the eggs and vanilla and mix to combine.
4. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients into the mixer bow and stir until combined.
5. Put the remaining sugar in a shallow bowl. Set aside.
6. Drain the cherries and pat them dry. Add the cherries, the chocolate chips and the oats to the mixer bowl and stir gently just until combined. Using an ice cream scoop, scoop dough into large balls and roll in them in the sugar. Place the dough balls onto parchment paper lined baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Using a fork, gently press down on the balls of dough until they are about 1/2" thick.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden around edges. Remove pans from oven. Let them rest on the cookie sheet for 3-5 minutes and then transfer to cooling rack.

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/drunken-cherry-chocolate-oatmeal-cookies/ (may not work)