Coconut-cherry- Chocolate Bars

Total Time: 41 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup uncooked quick oats
• 2 cups chocolate chips, divided
• 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 3/4 cup dried cherries

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 cream the butter and both sugars with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
• 3 add the eggs and vanilla; blend until smooth.
• 4 combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to the butter mixture with the mixer now on low speed.
• 5 mix just until blended.
• 6 add the oats; stir until combined.
• 7 stir in 1 1/2 cups of the chocolate chips, the coconut, and cherries; beat just until well mixed.
• 8 press the dough evenly into an ungreased 15 x 10 jelly-roll pan.
• 9 sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top; bake 16-18 minutes, or until the edges are golden and the center is almost set.
• 10 cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into diamonds, squares, or strips.