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     Title: Chocolate Cherry Oatmeal Fancies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
     Yield: 1 servings

   1/2 c  Sliced almonds
   3/4 c  Golden crisco shortening
 1 1/4 c  Firmly packed brown sugar
     1    Egg
   1/3 c  Milk
 1 1/2 ts Vanilla
   1/2 ts Almond extract
     3 c  Quick oats; uncooked
     1 c  All-purpose flour
   1/2 ts Baking soda
   1/2 ts Salt
     6 oz White chocolate; coarsely
          -chopped
     6 oz Semisweet chocolate
          ; coarsely chopped
   1/2 c  Red candied cherries *
   1/2 c  Sliced almonds

 * coarsely chopped red candied cherries or well-drained
 maraschino cherries1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Spread
 almonds on baking sheet. Bake 5 minutes or until almonds
 are golden brown. Cool completely. Reserve.
 2. Grease baking sheets with shortening. Place sheets foil
 on countertop for cooling cookies.
 3. Combine shortening, brown sugar, egg, milk, vanilla and
 almond extract in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of
 electric mixer until well blended.
 4. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt. Mix into
 creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in
 white chocolate, semi-sweet chocolate, cherries and
 reserved almonds.
 5. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of
 dough 2 inches (5 cm) apart onto greased baking sheet.
 6. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375F (190C) for 10
 to 12 minutes or until are lightly browned. DO NOT
 OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to
 foil to cool completely.
   Makes: About 4 dozen cookies

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