"I've always loved my no-bake cookie recipe, but I was never able to place at the fair with it. So I mixed in some maraschino cherries, added a few drops of almond extract, and voila! We won a blue ribbon at the county fair in 2010. —Denise Wheeler, Newaygo, Michigan..."
INGREDIENTS
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2 cups sugar
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1/2 cup butter, cubed
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6 tablespoons 2% milk
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3 tablespoons baking cocoa
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1 cup peanut butter
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1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/4 teaspoon almond extract
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3 cups quick-cooking oats
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1 jar (10 ounces) maraschino cherries, well drained and finely chopped