Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cherries

Delicious homemade oatmeal cookies made with schmaltz and studded with sweet dried cherries. These cookies feature a perfect blend of oats, cinnamon, and brown sugar for a rich, chewy texture.

24 servings

27 min

Published October 4, 2025

Ingredients

•¾ cup schmaltz
•½ cup granulated sugar
•½ cup brown sugar
•1 large egg
•1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•½ teaspoon cinnamon
•1 teaspoon kosher salt
•½ cup all-purpose flour
•1 teaspoon baking powder
•2 cups oats
•⅔ cups dried cherries

Cooking Instructions

1.
1. Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C.
5 min
2.
2. Cut the schmaltz into chunks and put it, along with both the sugars, into the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle. Mix on high until the fat is fluffy, 2 minutes or so.
2 min
3.
3. Add the egg, vanilla, cinnamon and mix on low, to incorporate.
2 min
4.
4. Combine the salt, flour, and baking powder, and add this to the mixing bowl. Paddle on medium to combine, 30 seconds or so. Add the oats and paddle to combine. Add the garnish and paddle to combine.
3 min
5.
5. Shape into golf-ball-sized orbs and put on a cookie sheet. Flatten them to your desired thickness (they won't spread much but they will puff). Bake the cookies until done, about 15 minutes.
15 min

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F/180°C.

5 min

2. Cut the schmaltz into chunks and put it, along with both the sugars, into the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with a paddle. Mix on high until the fat is fluffy, 2 minutes or so.

2 min

3. Add the egg, vanilla, cinnamon and mix on low, to incorporate.

2 min

4. Combine the salt, flour, and baking powder, and add this to the mixing bowl. Paddle on medium to combine, 30 seconds or so. Add the oats and paddle to combine. Add the garnish and paddle to combine.

3 min

5. Shape into golf-ball-sized orbs and put on a cookie sheet. Flatten them to your desired thickness (they won't spread much but they will puff). Bake the cookies until done, about 15 minutes.

15 min