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

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling YIELD: about 5-1/2 dozen.

I 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 almond extract and voila! I won a blue ribbon at the county fair in 2010. —Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan

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

1. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, butter, milk and cocoa. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 3 minutes.
2. 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.

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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