Quaker - Santa's Stockings

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) margarine or butter
• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 2-1/2 cups Large Flake Quaker® Oats or Quick Quaker® Oats (uncooked)
• 1 cup dried cherries or dried cranberries
• 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds (optional)
• Decorating icing
• Semisweet chocolate pieces
• Candy-coated chocolate pieces