Oatmeal Cherry Chocolate Chunk Cookies Recipes

OATMEAL CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda and salt. Stir together well and set aside.
• In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add butter and mix until butter is light in color and smooth. Add both sugars and mix on medium speed for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla extract. Mix well, being sure to scrape the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add flour mixture and mix on medium speed. While mixing, pour in dried cherries and chopped chocolate.
• Portion the cookie dough onto a baking sheet in 2 inch balls, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Transfer to a cooling rack and repeat with the remaining dough

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.

CHERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
• 2. Cream the butter and sugars together in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until light in color and fluffy. You should be able to see the change in color and texture happen and know it's ready.
• . Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined after each.
• . Add the vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
• . Add the dry ingredients and mix until the dough is just combined. Do not over mix. Once it's well combined, use a rubber spatula to help it come together to form a more cohesive ball. 6.
• Stir in the oats, chocolate chips and dried cherries. 7.
• Create 2 tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough until all the cookie dough has been used. 8.
• Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 2-3 hours or overnight. I think they are best if refrigerated overnight, but they are still very good if refrigerated for 2-3 hours. 9.
• When ready to bake the cookies, remove the cookie dough from the fridge and let it sit for about an hour to come closer to room temperature. 10
• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. 11.
• ake cookies for 7-9 minutes. Remove just as the edges begin to turn golden. Don't over bake. The cookies will be a little puffy when you take them out of the oven but will fall a bit as they cool. For tips and troubleshooting help, check out the post above. 12. Re
• ove cookies from the oven and allow to cool on baking sheets for 4-5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHEWY CHOCOLATE CHERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Melt butter over low heat. Add brown sugar, stirring constantly until the sugar just begins to caramelize (as soon as the mixture bubbles). Remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature.
• Mix in raw sugar, molasses, vinegar and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, stir together baking soda and powder, salt and spices.
• Add to the wet ingredients, then beat in the egg.
• Mix in flours, then stir in oats, chocolate chips and cherries.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Lightly grease and flour a baking sheet. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto baking sheet, then chill the pan in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.
• Bake cookies for 8 to 12 minutes. Take them out of the oven when the center still looks a bit gooey, and leave them on the baking sheet for a few more minutes.
• Let baking sheet cool before starting another batch.

CHERRY-CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Position racks in center and top third of oven and preheat to 325°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Sift flour, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and brown sugar in large bowl until well blended. Mix in egg and both extracts. Beat in flour mixture. Mix in oats, then chocolate chips, cherries and almonds.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake cookies 12 minutes. Switch and rotate baking sheets. Bake cookies until golden, about 6 minutes longer. Cool cookies on baking sheets (cookies will firm as they cool). (Can be prepared 1 week ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)

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.