Polka-Dot Cherry Cookies in a Jar

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"From Gooseberry Patch More Gifts for Giving."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 quart container

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats, uncooked
• 3⁄4 cup dried cherries
• 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup white chocolate chips

directions

1. Layer sugar in a one-quart, wide-mouth jar; set aside.
2. Mix together the next 4 ingredients; add to the jar, packing down gently.
3. Layer the remaining ingredients in the order given.
4. Secure lid and attach instructions.
5. Instructions: In a large mixing bowl, cream 1/2 cup butter; add in 1 egg.
6. Blend in cookie mix; mix well.
7. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake in a 375° oven for 10-12 minutes.
9. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

Reviews

[dicentra]

These are yummy!! I made this for PAC 2006. I skipped the jar because I wanted to eat them right away! My dried cherries were pretty big, so I cut them up with scissors. The dough is really thick, but the cookies come out nice and moist. The only thing I think I will do different next time is increase the amount of walnuts and decrease the amount of white chocolate chips. They were a little too sweet for my taste. Orange or lemon zest would be a nice addition too. Thanks for sharing! :)

 

[Sherrie-pie]

My daughter made these and they were devoured. The only thing I'd change is to replace the cherries with plain chocolate chips, I think, just to make it more polka dottie! The dried cherries I bought in the UK were rather large and not exactly spherical.