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Cherry No-Bake Cookies

Name: Cherry No-Bake Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: about 5-1/2 dozen.
Ingredients: 2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup butter, cubed; 6 tablespoons 2% milk; 3 tablespoons baking cocoa; 1 cup peanut butter; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 3 cups quick-cooking oats; 1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped

7 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Makes

about 5-1/2 dozen

I've always loved my no-bake cookie recipe, but I was never able to place at the fair with it. So I mixed in some maraschino cherries, added a few drops of almond extract, and voila! We won a blue ribbon at the county fair in 2010. —Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan

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Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
6 tablespoons 2% milk
3 tablespoons baking cocoa
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3 cups quick-cooking oats
1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 3 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in peanut butter and extracts until blended. Stir in oats and cherries. Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Refrigerate until set. Store in airtight containers.

Test Kitchen tips

Cherries are jam-packed with antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that are good for your health. To sweeten the deal, they’re low in calories, too.

Check out more winning recipes that took home the blue ribbon.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 81 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 4mg cholesterol, 29mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

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