Dark Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

Dark Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies - Photo by JayDi Photography

Sinfully delicious! The cardamom in this recipe bring out a bright floral sweetness that is unexpected. The dark chocolate and the fresh cherries bring it in. Really, who doesn't like the chocolate and cherry combination? I'm a big fan. They were easy to assemble. The most time consuming was pitting and dicing the cherries. I don't have a cherry pitter, but that's ok.  It's a good thing I had bought a big bag of cherries. They were so sweet, I ate just as many as I chopped up for the cookies.  Give these a try.  You won't be disappointed! 

Dark Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup granulated sugar

1 tablespoon dark brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cardamom

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 egg, lightly beaten

1/2 cup melted unsalted butter

1/4 cup milk

1 3/4 cups rolled oats

1 cup dark chocolate chips

1 cup diced fresh cherries

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, cardamom, and salt together.

3. Stir in the beaten egg, melted butter, milk and rolled oats.

4. Mix in chocolate chips.

5. Fold in cherries, but do not overmix.

6. Arrange by teaspoonfuls on unbuttered cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. They will spread as they bake.

7. Bake until edges are brown, about 10-12 minutes.