Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Fancies

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Title: Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Fancies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

1/2 c Sliced almonds
3/4 c Golden crisco shortening
1 1/4 c Firmly packed brown sugar
1 Egg
1/3 c Milk
1 1/2 ts Vanilla
1/2 ts Almond extract
3 c Quick oats; uncooked
1 c All-purpose flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
6 oz White chocolate; coarsely
-chopped
6 oz Semisweet chocolate
; coarsely chopped
1/2 c Red candied cherries *
1/2 c Sliced almonds

* coarsely chopped red candied cherries or well-drained
maraschino cherries1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Spread
almonds on baking sheet. Bake 5 minutes or until almonds
are golden brown. Cool completely. Reserve.
2. Grease baking sheets with shortening. Place sheets foil
on countertop for cooling cookies.
3. Combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, vanilla and
almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of
electric mixer until well blended.
4. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into
creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in
white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, cherries and
reserved almonds.
5. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of
dough 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto greased baking sheet.
6. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375F (190C) for 10
to 12 minutes or until are lightly browned. DO NOT
OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to
foil to cool completely.
Makes: About 4 dozen cookies

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