Dessert for 18

Oatmeal Cherry Cookies

Name: Oatmeal Cherry Cookies
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 18 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp fine sea salt; 1 stick unsalted butter softened to room temperature; 1/2 cup light brown sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract; 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats; 3/4 cup dried cherries; 1 cup hershey's special dark chocolate chips

$1.89for 429 minServes 18

Rolled oats, dried cherries, and dark chocolate make chewy cookies from a cinnamon-scented butter dough.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Eggs$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Oats$0.10/oz typical	6 oz	$0.60Typical price
	Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical	3.75 oz	$1.69Typical price
	Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	6 oz	$2.70Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.49

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsBaking powder and sodaSalt and pepperSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa

Not included in the cost.

Swaps

Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

29 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
18servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.47 per serving$1.89 for 4

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Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1 stick unsalted butter softened to room temperature
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
3/4 cup dried cherries
1 cup hershey's special dark chocolate chips

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease two baking sheets with cooking oil.
Whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
Beat the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, then beat in the egg and vanilla.
Stir in the flour mixture, oats, dried cherries, and chocolate chips until a thick dough forms.
Drop 18 portions onto the baking sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
Cool the cookies on the baking sheets for 2 minutes before moving them.