Oatmeal Dark Chocolate Cherry Cookies

I adapted this recipe from Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook. You can make the cookies with only chocolate chips or only cherries with equally good results.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  tablespoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup maple syrup
• 1  large egg
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 3  cups old fashioned oats
• 1⁄2 cup dried cherries
• 1⁄2 cup  dark chocolate chips

Directions

1. In medium bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In large bowl, use electric mixer to cream the butter and sugars (about 3-4 minutes on medium). Add the maple syrup and mix to combine. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until well combined, about 1 minute.
3. With mixer on low, add flour mixture in two batches. Mix until just combined. Add oats, chocolate and cherries and mix until combined.
4. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
5. Preheat oven to 350°F.
6. Using ice cream scoop or your hands, form dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Place each ball on cookie sheet, spacing dough 2 inches apart.
7. Place one sheet on upper rack and one on lower. Bake for 20 minutes, rotating cookie sheets and switching racks halfway through.