1 1/4 c  Butter; softened
  1 1/4 c  Brown sugar, packed
      1    Egg
      1 ts Vanilla
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Salt
    3/4 ts Cinnamon
    1/4 ts Nutmeg
      3 c  Quick oatmeal
      1 c  Dried cherries
      Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Beat together butter and brown sugar
  until light and fluffy.  Beat in the egg and vanilla. In a bowl, combine
  flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to creamed butter
  mixture, mixing well. Stir in oatmeal and dried cherries. Drop by a rounded
  tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until
  lightly golden. Cool one minute on cookie sheet, then remove.
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