Oatmeal Drizzles

These oatmeal cookies are chewy and soft, even after they cool. Dried cherries add a special
flavor and a little icing drizzle makes these cookies top notch. These are “palmer” cookies, the kind that people try to hide in the palm of their hand so it only looks like they are taking one when they are really sneaking off with two or more!


1 cup fl our
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon cinnamon
teaspoon salt
½ cup plus 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
½ cup sugar
½ cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup quick oats
½ cup dried tart cherries


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, sift together fl our, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. In a large bowl, cream together margarine, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Add fl our mixture to sugar mixture. Add oatmeal in batches, and then stir in cherries.
Drop heaping tablespoon-sized cookies on baking sheets, about 3 inches apar t. Bake for 11 to 14 minutes or until cookies are set in the center and the edges are lightly browned. If you are baking more than one sheet at a time, rotate the sheets halfway through the baking time. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack. After the cookies are completely cool, drizzle them
with White Icing and let icing set. Store cooled cookies in an air tight container at room temperature.
Yield: 2 DOZEN COOKIES
Prep time: 25 MINUTES


For a delicious variation, try adding raisins instead of cherries and 2 teaspoons of orange zest.