Chocolate-Cherry Thumbprints - Snowy the Mouse

Ingredients

• 2 cups (12-ounce package) NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels
• 1 3/4 cups quick or old-fashioned oats
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup NESTLE TOLL HOUSE Baking Cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups (two 10-ounce jars) maraschino cherries, drained and patted dry