Peanut Butter, Oatmeal & Cherry Cookies

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
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5 Reviews
The line-up of tart cherries, peanut butter and chocolate make these cookies a family pleaser.
30 min
Prep Time
1:35
Total Time
60 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

1 cup
sugar
3/4 cup
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1/2 cup
firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup
creamy peanut butter
2
large Land O Lakes® Eggs
1 teaspoon
vanilla
2 cups
uncooked quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats
1 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon
baking powder
1/2 teaspoon
baking soda
5 ounces (1 cup)
dried tart cherries, coarsely chopped

Drizzle

3/4 cup
real semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 teaspoons
shortening

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 375°F.
  2. Combine sugar, butter, brown sugar and peanut butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add oats, flour, baking powder and soda; beat at low speed until well mixed. Stir in cherries.
  3. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Let stand 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
  4. Melt chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

Recipe Tips

Six to eight pounds of fresh tart cherries make one pound of dried cherries. To improve the cherry flavor in the dried product, fresh cherries are usually infused with sugar or other sweeteners prior to drying. No other additives or preservatives are added. Look for dried, tart cherries next to other dried fruits at your grocery store, natural food store or gourmet food shop. Keep dried cherries for up to 1 year in a cool, dry place. It’s not necessary to refrigerate or freeze them.

Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
90
Cholesterol
15mg
Carbohydrates
12g
Protein
2g
Fat
4.5g
Sodium
45mg
Dietary Fiber
<1g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

This recipe is one of my favourites!! The second time I baked it, I replaced the cherries for 1/2 cup walnuts and 1/2 cup chocolate chips... simply delicious! And I agree with Jen, these cookies are the best raw cookie dough I've ever eaten!!! Silvia

Posted August 13, 2012 by Silvia

Rating

This is very good. Will make many more times. I want to try and substitute blueberries for the cherries and I'm also going to make some with milk chocolate chips. I did use chuncky peanut butter because that is all I had and it was great. I like nuts in my cookies anyways.

Posted January 14, 2011 by Jeanne

Rating

I agree these are tasty but too much time and work....mostly trying to cut the cherries into tiny pieces and I personally didn't like the oatmeal with this combination of peanut butter & cherries. Just my opinion - the chocolate drizzled on top is a nice taste-touch. Just not a favorite of mine......sorry.

Posted March 04, 2010 by Florence

Rating

This is one of the most delicious cookies I've ever tasted. Easy prep and looks just like the photo. A keeper for sure!

Posted January 17, 2010 by P.

Rating

First of all, this is, hands down, the best raw cookie dough I've ever eaten! They're still baking in the oven but I've no doubt they'll be just as good cooked as they were raw. I don't think I'll need that chocolate drizzle, I may or may not do it, maybe just on a few. Also, I had some steel cut and Scottish oatmeal as well as some quick cook and using a bit of all 3 really added texture to these cookies so don't be afraid to use other than the quick cooking or old fashioned oatmeal! I also used 1/2 whole wheat flour and 1/2 ap flour. Ok, timer just went off...tasting..wow. If you like peanut butter and/or oatmeal cookies, this is a must for you!! The dried cherries just add a little zing and I like them. Fantastic! No chocolate drizzle needed! This will be a great energy booster cookie for an afternoon snack!

Posted August 16, 2009 by Jen

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