Cherry And White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

== Description ==
Source: Christmas With Southern Living 2003 - Southern Living
Studded with sweetened dried cherries and chunks of white chocolate, these chewy cookies make a really good first impression. A cookie scoop makes it easy to portion out little mounds of dough.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
* 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 2 large eggs
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 2 cups uncooked regular oats
* 2 (6-ounce) packages white chocolate baking bars, coarsely chopped
* 1 cup sweetened dried cherries
== Directions ==
# Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; gradually add sugars, beating well.
# Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
# Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating well.
# Stir in oats, white chocolate, and cherries.
# Using 1 tablespoon cookie scoop, drop dough 2" apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
# Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
# Cool 2 minutes on pans; remove to wire racks to cool.
Yield: 5 dozen
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