Oatmeal Jammys Recipes

OATMEAL JAMMYS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease or line baking sheets.
• Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• Beat butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing until fully incorporated. Mix in oats.
• Scoop dough onto prepared pans, placing them about 2 inches apart. Using your thumb, make a hollow in each cookie. Fill each hollow with jam (or preserves).
• Bake each baking sheet 12-14 minutes, until cookies are fully baked and the edges are golden.

OATMEAL JAMMYS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Stir in the vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing until fully incorporated.
• Mix in the oats and any add-ins you fancy. See Note.
• Place scoops of oatmeal cookie dough 2 inches apart on a greased or parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Use your thumb to make a hollow in the dough.
• Use a piping bag or a spoon to put a dollop of jam in the center of each cookie.
• Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the cookies look fully baked and the edges are golden. Note: 1 to 1 1/2 cups raisins, chocolate chips, chopped pecans, walnuts, dried cranberries, minced dried cherries, currants-whatever you like!

OATMEAL JAM SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Mix in the walnuts. Set aside 2 cups of the mixture. Press remaining mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread preserves over the base and crumble the reserved oat mixture over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes until golden. Cool before cutting into squares.