Peanut Butter, Oatmeal and Cherry Cookies

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 Land O Lakes® All-Natural 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 

Heat oven to 375°F. Combine sugar, butter, brown sugar and peanut butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping 

bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add oats, flour, 

baking powder and soda. Beat until well mixed. Stir in cherries. 

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden 

brown. Let stand 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely. 

Melt chocolate chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, until smooth (2 to 3 minutes). 

Drizzle over cooled cookies.. 

The line-up of tart cherries, peanut butter 

and chocolate make these cookies a family 

pleaser. 

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. 

Source: Land O'Lakes