Buttery shortbread oat cookies studded with cherry-flavored chips.

Cherry Chip Cookies

1 cup butter

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup old-fashioned (rolled) oats

1 cup cherry flavored chips

1. Preheat oven to 300°F (150°C).
2. Combine butter, powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until fluffy. Add flour, baking soda and oats. Mix well. Stir in cherry flavored chips.
3. Drop by rounded teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets and flatten slightly with fingers.
4. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove immediately from cookie sheets and onto wire racks to cool.

Makes 2 dozen.