1/2 cup margarine, softened 1-1/4 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1/3 cup molasses 2 cups quick-cooking or old-fashioned rolled oats, uncooked 1-3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups dried tart cherries 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Put margarine and granulated sugar in a large mixing bowl. Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs and molasses; mix well.
Combine oats, flour and cinnamon; add to egg mixture. Mix on medium speed until well blended. Stir in cherries and walnuts. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet.
Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven 9 to 11 minutes. Do not overbake. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container. These cookies freeze well.
Recipe courtesy of the Cherry Marketing Institute www.cherrymkt.org dessert cookies cherry molasses
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