Chocolate Cherry Heart Healthy Cookies are a decadent treat that also happens to be good for your heart. Loaded with cherries, bittersweet chocolate, old-fashioned oats, cinnamon, and more, they provide an explosion of flavors.
Ingredients
1/3cupall-purpose flour
1/3cupwhole-wheat flour
1 1/2cupsold-fashioned rolled oats
1teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspooncinnamon
1/2teaspoonsalt
6tablespoonsunsalted butter, melted
3/4cuppacked light brown sugar
1cupdried cherries
1/2teaspooncherry flavoring
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1large egg, lightly beaten
3ouncesbittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat until blended. Add cherries, cherry flavoring, vanilla, and egg; beat until combined. Fold in chocolate.
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 3 minutes or until almost firm. Remove cookies from baking sheet and cool completely on wire racks.