Time again for another holiday cookie exchange which means it is time for a new cookie. This year we created these cinnamon whiskey oatmeal cherry cookies. The cherries are a substitute for raisins which gives it a nice tart bite which goes well with the sweetness of the cookie and the cinnamon whiskey gives it that extra kick.
Cinnamon Whiskey Oatmeal Cherry Cookies
Servings: 42 – 48
Ingredients
- 1 c Dried Cherries
- ½ c Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire Whiskey
- 2 c Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
- ½ tsp Nutmeg
- ½ tsp All Spice
- ½ tsp Ground Cloves
- 1 c Unsalted Butter softened
- 1 c Brown Sugar
- 1 c Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 tsp Vanilla
- 3 c Old Fashioned Oats
Instructions
- Add the cherries and whiskey to a bowl and let sit for at least 1 hour.
- Combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves in a bowl. Set aside.
- In a mixer cream the butter and sugars. Add the egg and vanilla and continue mixing until combined.
- Slowly add the flour to the mixer about a ¼ at a time until incorporated.
- Add oats 1 cup at a time until mixed.
- Add the cherries and whiskey and continue mixing until combined.
- Cover the dough and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Add a ½ cup of sugar and 2 tsp of cinnamon to a small plate or bowl and stir.
- Take about 1-2 tablespoons of the dough, roll into a ball, then roll in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Continue to create the sugar coated dough balls and place on a cookie sheet about 2 in apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Let cookies cool for a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
Notes
- You can use your favorite cinnamon flavored whisky, we find the Tennessee Fire works best
- The longer your soak the cherries the better, however, they will not soak up all of the whiskey
- The dough will be dense until you add the cherries and whiskey, it will then look very wet until mixed completely
- The formed sugar-coated balls can be frozen, when ready to eat they can be baked from frozen, just increase the cooking time to 13-15 minutes.