Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

Serving Size : 36
2 Points Per Serving

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp table salt
3/4 cup butter -- at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
2 1/2 cup uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup dried cherries

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a small bowl; set aside.

Place room temperature butter into bowl of a mixer and mix with a paddle attachment until smooth, or beat with an electric mixer. Slowly pour granulated sugar in an even stream into butter and mix on high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Pour in brown sugar, mix until incorporated and then scrape mixture down from sides of bowl.

Slowly beat in each egg one at a time until incorporated. Slowly beat in flour mixture until incorporated. Scrape mixture down from sides of bowl and stir in oatmeal and then dried cherries. (Note: Freeze dough at this point or continue to step 6 for baking.) Scoop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto a non-stick sheet pan, pan lined with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until edges are set. Cool completely.