Martha Stewart's Oatmeal Cookies of the Year

Sharon123's Note:

This is a delicious and elegant version of the humble oatmeal cookie.

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 3inch c ...

• 1 ½ cups flour , sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda , sifted
• 1 cup butter , room temperature
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup dried cherries
• 1 cup chocolate , chopped
• 1 cup toffee pieces (Skor is good)
• 1 ½ cups oatmeal

Directions:

1. Cream the butter, add the white and brown sugar.
2. Scrape down the bowl, add egg and vanilla.
3. Mix together the flour and the baking soda and add to the creamed mixture.
4. Add the oatmeal, cherries, chocolate, and toffee.
5. Using plastic wrap, divide into 3 logs and wrap.
6. Chill and slice 1/2" thick.
7. Bake on parchment (or wax papered) covered baking sheet at 350* for 8-10 mins.
8. Cool on rack.

Reviews

[cookie j]

I have had better Oatmeal cookies from recipezarr, (try Barbara Bush's)!

[sriojas741]

I'm not sure what I did wrong, but my cookies do not look anything like the ones on this website. The only thing I sub'd was dried cranberries for the dried cherries because I couldn't font them. My cookies are flat, very thin, and very crispy. They taste very good though :)

[Lalaloula]

These cookies came out very rich and yummy! They were chock full of goodies and we especially liked the addition of caramel bits. :)
The dough was easy to work with even though I didnt have the time to chill it. My cookies came out a bit wonky shapewise, but that really doesnt matter. The taste was still yummy!
However the full amount of sugar would have been way too much for our taste, so we reduced it by more than half. All in all a nice cookie, that well make again with slight tweaks.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing it here with us, Sharon!
Made and reviewed for Everyday Is A Holiday Tag Game April 2011.