Chewy Chocolate-Cherry Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 tsp baking soda 
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1.5 cups baker's premium chocolate morsels white
• 1 cup cherries dried
• 2  eggs 
• 2 cups flour 
• 3.9 oz jell-o chocolate flavor pudding instant
• 0.5 cup planters pecans chopped

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• oven
• blender

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350F.
2. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy.
3. Add dry pudding mix; beat until blended.
4. Add eggs and baking soda; mix well. Gradually beat in flour until blended. Stir in remaining ingredients.
5. Drop tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
6. Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 min.
7. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.