½cupchopped dark chocolate or mini dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar.
In a large bowl, use a hand mixer to cream the butter and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until incorporated.
Add the oat mixture and to the butter mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in the cherries and dark chocolate.
Drop heaping teaspoons of batter onto 2 ungreased baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Bake for about 15 minutes or until the cookies are golden and lightly browning at the edges.
Let the granola bites rest on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then finish cooling on wire racks.
Notes
These cookies will keep in the freezer for up to 3 months.