Blueberry Oatmeal Cookies

Chef amfox's Note:

A very moist cookie similar to an oatmeal raisin cookie, but with blueberries. Not too sweet & quite tasty! From "Best of Country Cookies," Taste of Home Books (1999).

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 30

Yield: 30.0 cookies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 -2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen)

Directions:

1. 1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.
2. 2. In a separate bowl, combine oats, flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder. Gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed butter and brown sugar.
3. 3. Once combined, fold in the blueberries.
4. 4. Drop tablespoon sized cookies 2 in apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 F for 12-14 or until lightly browned.

Reviews

[sassyrock]

Great recipe! If using fresh blueberries, if you freeze them, it cuts down on how much your cookies will turn purple. I have also rinsed the berries off, rolled them in sugar before freezing. Also try using dried blueberries or a combination of dried blueberries/cranberries...great as well. I put walnuts with my cookies

[Betty H.]

I have made these cookies at least 3 times in 3 weeks. Last time I made a double batch. Family members have actually asked me.. "when are you going to make those again??"
I used fresh blue berries. I folded in the blue berried gently after all the other ingredients were mixed and the berries did not break and make the batter blue.
I did bake them on parchment, and used fresh parchment with each batch so the blue berry juice that got onto the paper wouldn't burn with the next batch.

One word of caution. Because I used fresh blueberries, the berries do keep some juicyness, and cookie eaters do get some blue berry on their fingers. Probably not a good choice to feed to the kids in the car.

happy cooking everybody!

[Elly in Canada]

These chewy cookies are very tasty! I used frozen berries, as Rachie P said, the dough was difficult to mix, I let it sit a few minutes and some of the berries thawed a little and it mixed up okay. I baked them about 15 minutes at 350 degrees. The frozen berries caused the dough to turn blue, not a pretty cookie, but a great tasting one! Made for PAC March 2010.