The Charmed Kitchen

I love a good raisin oatmeal cookie. Heck, I love cookies in general. It’s a classic and always popular. Like a lot of classics though, it can be fun to change things up a little. Sometimes you create a new classic.  We were making oatmeal cookies in cooking camp, so I wanted to add something the kids would like. I love raisins, but decided the kids might prefer them with something other than raisins.  I ended up using dried cherries and chocolate chips and the result was quite nice. The kids really loved them.

A new classic that I plan on making again.

 Oatmeal Cookies

3/4 c. butter

1 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. sugar

1 egg

1/4 c. water

1 t. vanilla

3 c. rolled oats

1 c. flour

1 t. salt

1/2 t. soda

1 c. dried cherries

1 c. chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350-degrees. Beat together butter, sugars, egg, water and vanilla until smooth. Combine remaining ingredients and stir into butter mixture. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheet. I like to use a cookie scoop- it makes for uniform cookies and is faster than using a spoon. Bake for about 12-15 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen.

Note: You can add raisins or other dried fruits. I like cranberries. You can also add nuts or other chips. Macadamia nuts and white chocolate chips are a classic combination.