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Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Cookies

March 7, 2009 by Joy the Baker 89 Comments

Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Cookies

Here’s a fun game to play:

Grab a chef.  Any chef will do.

Ask that chef what their favorite Oatmeal Cookie recipe is.  I’ll bet you my favorite slippers (not that you would want those) that their favorite recipe for Oatmeal Cookies is the recipe right there on the Quaker Oats can.

I know… too easy right?  Take the easy.  Accept the easy.  Some things are complicated.  Other things are as simple as the Oatmeal Cookie recipe that I’ve been making since I was old enough to reach the counter.

Embrace the good, then add cherries and chocolate.

Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Cookies

Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Cookies

Because I simply can’t help myself, I jazzed these beauties up a bit with dried cherries and white chocolate chips.  Use any combination of dried fruit and chocolate you like.  The base recipe, with brown sugar and old fashioned oats is gorgeous enough with or without the jazz.  Keep in mind that chocolate does make everything better.  Fact.

Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Cookies

Oatmeal Cherry White Chocolate Cookies

oooooh Quaker.  You’ve done it again.

Print this Recipe!

1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cups old fashioned oats
1 cup dried cherries
1 cup white chocolate chips or chunks
Heat oven to 350°F.
In large bowl, beat margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add oats and raisins; mix well.
Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered.
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  1. Lauren Ver Hage

    September 17, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    So I’m sitting at home and my dad requests a simple boring old oatmeal cookie and I think “cool, let’s bake something!!!” But, c’mon – I know better than to just simply make a plain oatmeal cookie. I pulled up your blog, having already made a bunch of your recipes before and think, “now Joy has got to have something here that I can use to kick a plain old oatmeal cookie in the pants.” And I was right! I just whipped up a batch of these and HOLY MOLY are they to die for. I subbed out half the butter with Greek yogurt and added mini chocolate chips. Phenomenal! Thanks for yet another great recipe Joy!!!

    <3 a longtime follower & recent oatmeal cookie convert

    Reply
  2. rae

    March 11, 2013 at 1:34 pm

    HI,
    Seeing that you are a baker, I thought you may know the answer to this question. What happens if I sub butter for coconut oil?? My 4yr old & husband consumes cookies at an unhealthy rate. Please help:)

    Reply
    • joythebaker

      April 3, 2013 at 11:16 am

      I really don’t know, but I think Google will be helpful!

      Reply
  3. Leslie

    February 21, 2013 at 9:13 am

    This is my first time to your blog, and I was lead here while looking for a really good white chocolate-cherry oatmeal cookie recipe…Wha-laa!! This one looks perfect, and in fact I just made the cookie dough! It’s chillin in the fridge now. I chopped large chunks of the white chocolate and added some toasted almonds in addition to the cherries for a really good cookie “glob” factor! ;)
    I can’t wait to taste these cookies and blog about them, too. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
    Blessings,
    Leslie

    Reply
  4. Joy

    October 8, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    I brought half the batch to a bachelorette weekend and sent the other half with my husband for a guys’ camping trip. Everyone went crazy over these! Thanks Joy!

    Reply
  5. Shana

    December 13, 2011 at 9:43 am

    FABULOUS COOKIES! I made a test batch for a cookie swap I have coming up and they are delish. The only thing I do differently (as with all my cookie recipes) is go a little heavier on the chocolate chips and cherries in this case. Thank you so much, these are sure to be added to my regular holiday baking!

    Reply
  6. eliz

    July 14, 2011 at 4:18 am

    These are studded perfection. They come out as little nibbles that everyone loves and people disguise as healthy due to the cherries. Ah, Joy you are the master of deception and the queen of oh so tempting oatmeal cookies.

    Thanks for another winner!

    Reply
  7. Stephanie

    June 24, 2011 at 1:49 am

    I’ve only just discovered your website and I’m loving it! I started off by making these oatmeal cookies, and they came out pretty nice. But, since I’m European and didn’t grow up with wonderful things like oatmeal cookies (I know, we’re far behind ;-)) I’m not quite sure if they should be chewy or crispy. Mine were somewhere in between. And when you say “rounded tablespoonfuls” should I drop balls of dough onto the sheet or do I make a flat cookie with rounded edges?

    Reply
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