Kentucky Oatmeal-Jam Cookies

Kentucky Oatmeal-Jam Cookies

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Prep Time: 20 min

Cook Time: 50 Min

Serves 3 Servings

Difficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 1/2 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
  • 3/4 C. sugar
  • 1/2 C. Polaner® Seedless Strawberry All Fruit
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 C. buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 C. all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 C. unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
  • 1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Cloves
  • 1 1/2 C. McCann’s® Quick Cooking Rolled Irish Oats
  • 1/2 C. raisins
  • 1/2 C. chopped pecans
  • 24 pecan halves

Directions

  1. HEAT oven to 350°F. Spray baking sheets with no-stick cooking spray.
  2. COMBINE shortening, sugar, jam, egg, buttermilk and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer. Beat at medium speed until well blended.
  3. COMBINE flour, cocoa, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and cloves in medium bowl. Add to creamed mixture. Beat at low speed until blended. Stir in oats, raisins and chopped nuts.
  4. DROP 2 tablespoonfuls of dough in a mound on baking sheet about 3 inches apart. Top each with pecan half, if desired.
  5. BAKE 15 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets. Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely.