Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  butter or margarine -- softened
     3/4           cup  granulated sugar
     3/4           cup  firmly packed brown sugar
  2                     egg
  1           teaspoon  vanilla extract
  2 1/4           cups  all-purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  baking soda
  1             10 oz.  packa vanilla milk chips -- or 1 2/3 cups
                        coarsely chopped white chocolate
  1 1/2           cups  dried tart cherries
  1                cup  lightly salted cashews

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla. Mix with electric mixer on medium speed until thoroughly mixed.

3. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture.

4. Stir in vanilla milk chips, dried cherries and cashews.

5. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.

6. Bake in a preheated 375 degree F. oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Let cool on wire racks; store in a tightly covered container.

Nutritional Information:

87 Calories (kcal); 4g Total Fat; (37% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 16mg Cholesterol; 62mg Sodium