Black Forest Oatmeal Drops

Name: Black Forest Oatmeal Drops
Ingredients: 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 2 Land O Lakes Eggs; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 cups uncooked old-fashioned oats; 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 cup (5 ounces) dried tart cherries, coarsely chopped; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 to 2 teaspoons Kirsch or apple juice; 2 to 3 tablespoons water

14 ingredients

18 steps

Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
2 Land O Lakes Eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups uncooked old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup (5 ounces) dried tart cherries, coarsely chopped
2 cups powdered sugar
1 to 2 teaspoons Kirsch or apple juice
2 to 3 tablespoons water

Directions

1

Heat oven to 350F.
2

Combine butter, sugar and brown sugar in bowl.
3

Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
4

Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
5

Add flour, baking soda and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
6

Stir in oats, chocolate chips and cherries.
7

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets.
8

Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
9

Cool completely.
10

Stir together powdered sugar and Kirsch in bowl.
11

Gradually stir in enough water for desired drizzling consistency.
12

Drizzle over cooled cookies.
13

Variation: Black Forest Oatmeal Bars: Spread dough evenly into ungreased 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan.
14

Bake at 350F 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
15

Cool completely.
16

Prepare drizzle as directed above; drizzle over bars.
17

Cut into bars.
18

48 bars.