Tart Cherry Oatmeal Cookies Food

CHERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chips and walnuts. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 11-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

TART CHERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper or non-stick liner.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and vanilla and beat well.
• Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Add to creamed mixture and beat until just combined.
• Stir in oats, cherries, and pecans.
• Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until light golden brown on the edges.
• Cool cookies on baking sheet for 1 minute. Carefully transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool completely.

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in oats, cherries and chocolate chips., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CHERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large mixing bowl add in the melted butter, brown sugar, egg, and vanilla extract. Stir together until well combined and creamy.
• Add in the whole grain oats, flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until fully combined and a dough forms.
• Add in the dried cherries and white chocolate chips. Stir until just combined.
• Using a 1.5 tbsp cookie scoop drop the cookie dough onto the parchment-lined cookie trays approximately 3 inches apart (note that these cookies will spread) and bake for 9-11 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the centers appear just slightly under-baked.
• Let the cookies cool on the tray for at least 10 minutes before removing them to a cookie rack. Enjoy!
• Store leftover cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 7 days. They can also be frozen in a freezer bag or double wrapped with plastic wrap for up to 6 months.

TART CHERRY CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. Place cherries in an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Sprinkle with sugar. In a small bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over cherries. , Bake, uncovered, until top is bubbly, 30-40 minutes. Serve warm.

CHEWY CHERRY VANILLA OATMEAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In large bowl, beat shortening and sugars until creamy.
• Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
• Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.
• Add oats, cherries, and pecans. Mix well.
• Spread mixture in an ungreased 9 x 13 metal baking pan.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool for 15 to 30 minutes before cutting into bars.
• Store tightly covered.

OATMEAL AND DRIED CHERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper;set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda and baking powder; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, or using a hand mixer, beat the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat to incorporate. Add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating on low speed to combine. Stir in the oats and dried cherries.
• Using a 2-ounce scoop, drop the dough onto prepared baking sheets, leaving 6 inches between cookies. Bake until edges are just turning brown, about 20 minutes. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet, then remove to wire racks to cool completely.

CHERRY OATMEAL COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Check cherries for pits. Drain. Put cherries into a blender (one bag at a time) and blend until somewhat blended but still chunky. Put into a colander or strainer to drain.
• Combine sucanat, flour, baking powder, salt and oats.
• Add margarine and stir.
• Put 3/4 of flour mixture into a greased or sprayed 9x13 pan and pat it down.
• Spread blended cherries on top.
• Top with rest of flour mixture.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.

OATMEAL LACE COOKIES WITH DRIED TART CHERRIES

Steps:

• Set oven rack in the center; preheat to 400°F .
• Lightly oil 3 baking sheets or coat with nonstick cooking spray, and dust them with flour, shaking off excess.
• Combine oats, corn syrup and oil in a medium bowl.
• Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat and cook until it begins to turn a light, nutty brown, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. (Be careful not to burn the butter.)
• Pour into the oat mixture and stir to combine. Set aside.
• Beat egg and sugar in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until thickened and pale, about 5 minutes. Blend in vanilla.
• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl; fold into the egg mixture.
• Add the oat mixture and dried cherries; stir gently to combine.
• Spoon the batter by teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake, one sheet at a time, for about 4 minutes, or until the cookies are golden and lacy.
• Let cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then carefully remove cookies from the baking sheet and cool on a flat surface (not a rack).

CHOCOLATE-CHUNK OATMEAL COOKIES WITH PECANS AND DRIED CHERRIES

Steps:

• I baked the cookies only one tray at a time so I cannot vouch for the method of baking two at a time. But if you would like to bake two trays at a time adjust oven racks to upper and lower middle positions.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line 2 large (18 x 12) baking sheets with parchment paper. If you do not have this size, you will need to use 3.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl.
• In second medium bowl, stir together, oats, pecans, cherries and chocolate.
• In a standing mixer fitted with flat beater, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until no sugar lumps remain, about 1 minute.
• Scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula; add egg and vanilla and beat on medium-low speed until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds.
• Scrape down bowl; with mixer running at low speed, add flour mixture; mix until just combined, about 30 seconds.
• With mixer still running on low, gradually add oat/nut mixture; mix until just incorporated.
• Give dough final stir with rubber spatula to ensure that no flour pockets remain and ingredients are evenly distributed.
• Divide dough evenly into 16 portions; about 1/4 cup each.
• Roll between palms into balls about 2 inches in diameter; stagger 8 balls on each baking sheet, spacing about 2 1/2 inches apart.
• Using hands, gently press each dough ball into 1 inch thickness. Bake both sheets 12 minutes, rotate them front to back and top to bottom, then continue to bake until cookies are medium brown and edges have begun to set but centers are still soft (cookies will seem underdone and will appear raw, wet and shiny in cracks), 8 to 10 minutes longer. (I baked each cookie tray individually for 18 minutes). Do Not Over Bake.
• Cool cookies on baking sheets on wire rack 5 minutes; using wide metal spatual, transfer cookies to wire rack and cool to room tempature.

CHOCOLATE CHIP CHERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in cherries and chocolate chips., Drop by scant 1/4 cupfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute before removing from baking sheets to wire racks. Store in an airtight container.