Oatmeal Cookies w/ Dried Cherries, Orange Zest, & Triple Sec
Part II of the Oatmeal Cookie Series concludes today with a variation that recreates flavors similar to that of the holiday favorite Panettone (need I say more?). The cookies are bright with orange and cherry flavors along with an enhanced brown sugar sweetness. The addition of Triple Sec or Cointreau is optional of course and was more of an experiment on my part. That said, a splash or two of any adult libation is usually a welcome enhancing addition to any food…and it was.
I hope you’ve enjoyed the recent additions to the Oatmeal Cookie Series and if you missed any other variation here are links to the recipes:
- Grandma’s Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
- Toasted Hazelnuts & Nutella
- Pumpkin & Toasted Pecans
- Vosges Woolloomooloo Bar
- Vosges Smoke & Stout Caramel Bar
- Peanut Butter & Roasted Peanuts
- Freeze Dried Strawberries & Peanut Butter
The Necessities:*
- 1 1/4 sticks of butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup of light brown sugar
- 2 cups of quick oats
- 1 cup of flour
- 3/4 tsp of salt
- 1 tbsp of vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup of water
- 2 tbsp Triple Sec or Cointreau
- Zest of one medium sized orange
- 3/4 cup dried cherries
*One batch will make roughly 16 cookies
Directions:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Toss the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer and combine on a low speed.
- In a separate bowl mix the oats, flour, and salt.
- Then toss this mixture in with the butter and brown sugar.
- Mix on a medium-low speed until the mixture looks something like above.
- In a measuring cup combine the water, vanilla, and Triple Sec (or Cointreau). Turn the mixer on a medium-low setting and gradually pour the mixture into the bowl.
- Toss the dried cherries and orange zest in with the batter.
- Continue to mix the ingredients on a medium setting until the cherries and orange zest are thoroughly combined.
- Spoon out big gobs of cookie dough onto a baking sheet, place the sheet in the oven, and bake for around 14 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool for a few minutes on a rack.
- Enjoy multiple cookies providing a temporary fix for your panettone addiction.
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Yum! I would eat three bags of these cookies while watching the NBA playoffs!
I’d eat four.
This is one heckuva series, Jed! It just keeps getting better and better.
Glad that you’ve enjoyed it my friend.
You are in oatmeal cookie heaven these days, aren’t you? These sound great. I’ve never tried liquor in a cookie. I need to change that soon!
What can I say…I can’t get enough of the good stuff.
Those flavours sound incredible, Jed. I can see this type of profile jazzing up a crumble (talk about decadent!). I absolutely adore Panettone, and it’s amazing that you were able to elevate your Grandmother’s recipe to such an elegant cookie. Nicely done.
Thanks Eva. It was a tremendous hit with Liz who is a Panetton freak.
All you had to say was panettone and adult libations. Must try.
Somehow I figured it would be right up your alley.
I am loving this series as oatmeal cookies are a head-to-head favorite with snickerdoodles for me. Orange zest and cherries … brilliant.
I feel the same way about snickerdoodles…if only for their pure goodness.
Triple Sec? I’m in!
Sometime you just have to go with what you’ve got.
Anything with Triple Sec and dried cherries must be good!
Yu-um! Now, I have to ask, which one was you favorite??
It’s hard to pick just one as I stand by each variation. However, the nutella, pumpkin and vosges stout ones strike a particular deep chord.
Yum! These look delish!
oh yum, these look fantastic! i’m loving this series – they just keep getting better + better!
These are so drool-worthy Jed. Love the dried cherry mixed with orange zest. What a beautiful and summery flavor profile.Good luck on the new site…can’t wait to see. it.
I love oatmeal cookies. A ton. And the cherries look great in here… I can imagine like oatmeal raisin cookies… except wayyy better! I pick cherries over raisins any day.