Chocolate-Cherry Heart Smart Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate coarsely chopped
• 1 cup cherries dried
• 1 large eggs lightly beaten
• 0.3 cup flour all-purpose
• 0.8 cup brown sugar light packed
• 1.5 cups old-fashioned rolled oats 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 6 tablespoons butter unsalted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.3 cup flour whole-wheat

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• sauce pan
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• blender
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Weigh or lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Combine flours and next 3 ingredients (through salt) in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.
4. Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
5. Remove from heat; add brown sugar, stirring until smooth.
6. Add sugar mixture to flour mixture; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
7. Add cherries, vanilla, and egg; beat until combined. Fold in chocolate. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
8. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes. Cool on pans 3 minutes or until almost firm.
9. Remove cookies from pans; cool on wire racks.