Chewy Good Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe by Cheryl L. Adkins, Bloomingburg, Ohio
First place, Cookies and Pastries (Molasses Cookie), 2015

Baking temperature: 350 degrees
Baking time: 10 minutes
Yield: 3 ½ dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. honey
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups quick-cooking oats
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ½ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 1/3 cup dried cherries
• 1 cup. white chocolate baking chips
• ½ cup (4 oz.) chopped macadamia nuts

Instructions

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, honey and vanilla.
• In another bowl, mix the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
• Gradually beat the oat mixture into the creamed mixture.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls two inches apart onto greased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on pan for two minutes; remove to wire racks to continue cooling.