Oatmeal Fruit Cookie

If you like a good oatmeal cookie, you owe it to yourself to try this recipe out. Like an oatmeal cookie on steroids, chewy, and lots of dried fruit to make them more interesting.

This is my adaptation of a recipe from the Culinary Institute of America.
I have changed the varieties of dried fruit to include a few of my favorites. Substitute your favorite dried fruit or whatever you happen to have on hand.

Most of the measurements are by weight, with a few by teaspoon, so you will need a digital scale to make these cookies.

OATMEAL FRUIT COOKIE

INGREDIENTS:
Butter 6 oz
Sugar 75 g
Light brown sugar 7 oz
Salt 1/4 tsp
Baking soda 1/4 TBSP
Eggs 2 ea large
Vanilla extract 1/4 TBSP
Pastry flour 4.6 oz (I use White Lily)
Cinnamon 1/4 TBSP
Oats, old fashioned 6.4 oz
Dried strawberries, diced 1 oz
Dates, pitted and diced 1 oz
Dried papaya, diced 2 oz
Dried cherries, diced 1 oz
Dried mission figs, diced 1 oz
Sliced almonds, toasted 1 oz

METHOD:
1. In a mixer, soften butter on medium speed to take off chill.
2. Add sugars, salt, and baking soda. Mix on low speed for two minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl often.
3. Whisk eggs and vanilla together.
4. Add egg mixture in two stages, scraping bowl often.
5. Add dry ingredients, oats, dried fruits and nuts. Mix until just incorporated.
6. Roll into two logs on parchment paper, and freeze.
7. Slice each log into discs and pan up for baking, leaving adequate space between cookies. Each log will give you 8 or 9 cookies. I pan up only 4 or 5 cookies per half sheet pan to make sure that they aren't touching.
8. Bake in a 350F oven until golden brown, about 15 minutes.

I get 18 or so huge cookies from a batch.

Enjoy,

I just saw this and plan to try the recipe soon!

Thanks for posting it.

Suzy