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Giant Cherry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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These colossal cookies taste best when golden around the edges and moist and chewy in the center. With a glass of milk, they're polished off in no time by my grandchildren. -Irene McDade, Cumberland, Rhode Island

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Giant Cherry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 12 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons apple pie spice
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups dried cherries, chopped
1/2 to 1 teaspoon grated orange peel

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening, butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs and vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, apple pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in cherries and orange peel.
Drop by 1/3 cupfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press to form a 4-in. circle. Bake at 375° for 9-12 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool. Yield: 1 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 402 calories, 18 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 56 mg cholesterol, 187 mg sodium, 56 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 6 g protein.

Originally published as Giant Cherry Oatmeal Cookies in Taste of Home April/May 2003, p31

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Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2011 by papanana

I buy dried cherries in bulk quantity just to make these cookies. Using the old fashioned oats makes the cookies more subsstantial, like a breakfast bar. I didn't have apple pie spice so I exchanged it for 1 teaspoon each of cinnamon and allspice. I have make these cookies often! Thank you, Irene, for submitting it to TOH>

Reviewed on May. 20, 2009 by buddysboxermom

My variation is my husband's favorite cookie. I substitute the shortening with butter (tried it with shortening the first time I baked them and all butter is much better), I use Craisins and substitute the apple pie spice with 1 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ginger and about 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.