Marisa Churchill’s Oatmeal Sour Cherry Cookie

Recipe yields about 24 cookies

Ingredients
1 1/4 cup walnuts (toast 5 min at 350 degrees F)
2 cup oats
2 cup gianduja or milk chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 cups dried sour cherries
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups brown sugar
7/8 cup butter
2 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla

Ingredient Notes

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
   
2. If the nuts are not already in pieces, then roughly chop.
   
3. Toast the nuts for about 5 minutes at 350 degrees F.
   
4. Heat the cherries in a pot of water to plump them up. When done, strain out the water. Allow the cherries and nuts to cool.
   
5. Combine the sugars and paddle with the butter for 2 minutes.
   
6. Add the eggs and vanilla extract, and paddle for an additional minute or until thoroughly blended.
   
7. Combine and sift dry ingredients and add drys to egg mixture.
   
8. Before completely blended, add the cinnamon, oats, nuts, cherries, and chocolate to the dough.
   
9. Mix just until combined.
   
10. Scoop into balls, approximately 2 tablespoons in size, and chill the dough for 30 minutes before baking.
    
11. When you are ready to bake, bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for about 8 minutes, until golden at the edges but still chewy in the center.