Dried Cherry and Walnut Einkorn Oatmeal Cookies

Part of the Cookie Bonanza Shirleen's Biblical Kitchen Show

Dried Cherry and Walnut Einkorn Oatmeal Cookies

Made with cinnamon, walnuts, sweet cherries, and vanilla, these cookies have been a winner for all who have tried them. Be creative and use dried apricots or other dried fruit instead of cherries or try different kinds of nuts.

Ingredients:

1-1/4 cups butter (2 1/2 sticks), softened

1-1/4 cup unrefined cane sugar

1 egg, room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla

1-1/2 cups whole grain einkorn flour (158 g)

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

3/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg (optional)

3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats

1/2 cup dried cherries, roughly chopped

1/2 cup toasted walnuts, roughly chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.

2. In a large mixing bowl, using a stand mixer, beat butter with sugar until creamy, about 10 minutes. Stop mixer as needed to scrape down sides of bowl. Add egg and vanilla. Beat well, about 5 minutes.

3. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.. Using the lowest speed of the mixer or mix by hand, add flour mixture a fourth to a half cup at a time to the butter-sugar mixture. Gently mix until blended. Turn mixer off. Finish the process by hand.

4. Stir in oats, 1 cup at a time. Stir in cherries and walnuts.

5. Spoon onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 9-10 minutes or until the edges start to turn golden. Do not overbake.

6. Cool on a baking sheet.

7. Remove to wire racks to finish cooling.

Makes about 5 dozen cookies

© Copyright 2023. Recipe Courtesy of Ancient Grains: Einkorn, Spelt, and Quiona, by Shirleen Sando