Thursday, December 7, 2017

Virtual Cookie Exchange and Giveaway

So when my friend Carol announced she was going to host this blog hop again, I had to play along!  I have been enjoying everyone's fun creations this year!  Thanks for a fun idea and for hosting Carol!!!

Welcome to my day for sharing a cookie!

Oatmeal-Cherry Chocolate Chippers
1 2/3 cup flour
2 1/4 cup rolled oats
1 1/4 tsp baking soda
2 eggs
1 1/4 tsp Vanilla extract
1 cup dried tart cherries
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.

Combine flour, oats, and baking soda and whisk together in a bowl. 

In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.  Gradually add the vanilla and eggs.  With mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture above.  Add dried cherries and chocolate chips last.

Bake for 9-11 minutes in 350 degree oven.


If you made it down this far, surprise...I have a small giveaway -


This is a kit with wool and pattern to make a cutie snowman pin cushion.  To enter the giveaway, just comment and tell me where you live and your favorite Christmas cookie :)  (I am in Indiana and my fave Christmas cookie is my Grandma's Date Pinwheels!)  I will draw for the prize on Monday. GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED.

 Please be sure to visit all the other participants in this great cookie exchange below.

Thanks Carol for a fun chance to share and celebrate this Christmas season.
 
A favorite quilt of mine, this is a Fat Quarter Shop BOM pattern.


And be sure to check these blogs out as well if you are just joining us:
December 5 



December 6
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55 comments:

  1. jrquiltsDecember 7, 2017 at 1:00 AM

    LIVE IN PICKERING ,ONTARIO, CANADA MY FAV COOKIE IS A HOMEMADE SHORT BREAD .

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  2. sherryDecember 7, 2017 at 5:45 AM


    campbell river, british columbia, canada. i love poppyseed shortbread cookies with a little dip in chocolate ...

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  3. Bonnie58December 7, 2017 at 6:51 AM

    Saskatoon, Sask. and my favourite cookies is my moms whipped shortbread. Thanks for sharing

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  4. Kathy LDecember 7, 2017 at 7:32 AM

    I live in Missouri and my favorite cooky is a frosted sugar cooky

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  5. Home Sewn By UsDecember 7, 2017 at 7:37 AM

    Hi Kris,
    I'm just visiting all the other exchangers today! Your recipe looks delicious, and I'm going to PIN it for later. Merry Christmas to you and your family. ~smile~ Roseanne

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  6. Anita Jackson @ Domestic FelicityDecember 7, 2017 at 8:10 AM

    I live in West Virginia, and I love some Wedding cookies!

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  7. Connie Kresin CampbellDecember 7, 2017 at 8:33 AM

    Yummy cookies! I live in Iowa and sugar cookies are a favorite of mine! Thanks!

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  8. Rozz01December 7, 2017 at 8:36 AM

    I am an Arizona quilter and I enjoy Norwegian sunbakkel cookies (a sugar type cookie shaped in individual tins). rozz01(at)cox(dot)net

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  9. Nancy LDecember 7, 2017 at 8:37 AM

    I live in MO and our favorite Christmas cookie is French cookies. I have the recipe that was handed down by my great aunts. It makes one cookie at a time, but so worth it!!

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  10. ReneaDecember 7, 2017 at 8:41 AM

    I am in Iowa and I love Snowball cookies (Russian Teacakes) Thanks for the giveaway.

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  11. Patty December 7, 2017 at 8:43 AM

    Gingerbread all the way for me! Those yours look good too.

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  12. Siouxzq64@gmail.comDecember 7, 2017 at 9:03 AM

    I live in Carleton, Michigan. Never met a cookie I didn't like. But I am partial to my crown Jewel cookies with the raspberry jam.

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  13. Carol SwiftDecember 7, 2017 at 9:05 AM

    I'm in Utah and Nevada. I love almost any cookie so please don't make me choose. Although, after I run to Indiana to try yours it might me my new favorite. Thanks for playing along and sharing your recipe!

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  14. CeciliaDecember 7, 2017 at 9:07 AM

    I'm in Florida and I love sugar cookies, especially when my grandchildren decorate them. Thanks for the recipe!

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  15. Daryl @ Patchouli Moon StudioDecember 7, 2017 at 9:14 AM

    I live in New Mexico. My favorite cookies are creme de menthe. Cute giveaway.m

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  16. tpottDecember 7, 2017 at 9:24 AM

    Hi from Long Island New York, my favorite Christmas cookies are Spritz cookies. I only make them once a year, they’re so buttery.
    Cute little snowman pin cushion. I’m loving this cookie exchange I’m adding new recipes and buying more ingredients, I’m almost ready.

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  17. MichelleDecember 7, 2017 at 9:30 AM

    I live in Colorado and my favorite cookie is the buttery pecan and spritz cookies. Your recipe sounds good too. Chocolate and cherries, ain't nothing wrong with that!

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  18. Rita E in AZDecember 7, 2017 at 9:42 AM

    These look so good - oatmeal cookies are another favorite of mine. thank you

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  19. KateDecember 7, 2017 at 9:53 AM

    I live in Canada in the province of Manitoba. My favourite Christmas cookie is shortbread!!

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  20. QuiltsmilesDecember 7, 2017 at 9:58 AM

    Hi Kris and Merry Christmas. I definitely will be giving these a try, thanks for sharing.
    They’ll definitely warm up this Adirondack kitchen this coming winter. (That’s Northern NY territory.). Lol.

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    1. QuiltsmilesDecember 7, 2017 at 10:00 AM

      My favorite is oatmeal raisin cookies which I don’t make, otherwise I’ll eat the whole batch!

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  21. CarlaDecember 7, 2017 at 10:19 AM

    Oh, I know these have to be great, I love cherry and chocolate together. I sew in Dodge City, Kansas and have never had a cookie I didn't like. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  22. works4meDecember 7, 2017 at 10:30 AM

    Those sound like great cookies. Craisins would probably be good in them, too. Thanks for the chance to win a fun prize. I am in Langley, BC CANADA and my favourite cookie is cheese shortbread. I hope to have time to make some this weekend.

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  23. JoansyDecember 7, 2017 at 10:33 AM

    I live in Indiana also! Hi Neighbor! I don't know which part of Indiana you live in, but here in my suburb of Indianapolis it is COLD! I am watching little snowflakes flurry by my window this morning. I can't wait to try your cookies, I wish I had one right now to go with my tea. My all-time favorite cookie is the good old Peanut Butter Blossom cookie! Love them! My mom used to make really delicious spritz cookies, but I have no idea how to make them.
    Thanks for sharing your recipe! Can't wait to try it!

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  24. samDecember 7, 2017 at 10:41 AM

    I'm in Florida and I love cinnamon chip cookies

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  25. CalicojoanDecember 7, 2017 at 11:11 AM

    Now that I know that Cherry chips are next to impossible to find this year, I'm going to give this recipe a try. Sounds great to me! Thanks for sharing and have a very Merry Christmas.

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  26. quilterDecember 7, 2017 at 11:34 AM

    I live in NW PA, and my favorite Christmas cookie (this is a tough decision) is cookie press Christmas Trees, with almond flavoring.
    cork@pa.rr.com

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  27. Pieced Brain Quilt DesignsDecember 7, 2017 at 1:22 PM

    Too bad I can't just leave Utah and walk into your house to take a bite of those cookies! I love Soft Gingersnap cookies (recipe on my blog).

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  28. TammyDecember 7, 2017 at 1:27 PM

    Hi Chris. I live in Walterboro, South Carolina. A very rural Southern town. My favorite cookies are shortbread and old timey peanut butter cookies

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  29. Country WhispersDecember 7, 2017 at 1:34 PM

    I live in West Virginia and my favorite cookie is a frosted sugar cookie.

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  30. barbara woodsDecember 7, 2017 at 1:41 PM

    love snowmen, thanks for the chance

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  31. GranChrisDecember 7, 2017 at 1:43 PM

    I love sugar cookies.

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  32. alaskamargeDecember 7, 2017 at 5:29 PM

    I live on Prince of Wales Island, in SE Alaska. My favorite cookie is one that my grown children call "Nipple Coolies" which really made a hit with them when they were in college. Actually they are a sugary peanut butter cookie with a Hershey Kiss on top.

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  33. Tu-Na QuiltsDecember 7, 2017 at 5:54 PM

    Greetings from Arizona, USA where I am wintering. When it warms up north, I'll be going back to my summer home in North Dakota but usually not until mid May. My favorite cookie is a good gingerbread cookie or my reindeer cookies I featured today on the hop. kthurn(at)bektel(dot)com

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  34. SandraDecember 7, 2017 at 6:10 PM

    Wishing you Happy Holidays. I live in the foothills - Sonora, Ca and my favorite cookie is Snickerdoodles. Always did and always will. Thank for being a part of this wonderful cookie exchange. So many delicious recipes to cherish forever and the chance to become a lucky winner.

    Sandi Timmons
    sandit1@sbcglobal.net

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  35. thatfabricfeeling.wordpress.comDecember 7, 2017 at 6:11 PM

    Please skip over me for the giveaway but I just had to say...wow, your recipe is exactly what I actually made last night. My 23 year old son just stole the 2nd dozen right out of the freezer!! This recipe is amazing and mine were precisely the same without the cherries. My family is more of the chocolate chip type but it were just up to me, I'ld throw in dried cherries, raisins and cranberries into everything that I make. Thanks so much for the holiday recipe!

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  36. tink's momDecember 7, 2017 at 6:49 PM

    That looks like a very yummy cookie. Thanks for sharing it with us. I'm a shortbread cookie person myself. Can't make them but I sure can eat them. Thanks for a chance at your giveaway.

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  37. SewgirlDecember 7, 2017 at 7:26 PM

    Mmmm, those cookies sound great. My favorite Christmas cookies area gingerbread with frosting! Yum! Thanks for sharing a fun giveaway.

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  38. Kathy HDecember 7, 2017 at 7:33 PM

    Our favorite Christmas cookies are snickerdoodles. We always have to make several batches. I am from Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.

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  39. BrendaDecember 7, 2017 at 9:19 PM

    I live near Owensboro, KY and my favorite cookies are coconut pecan!

    hulseybg at gmail dot com

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  40. AnonymousDecember 7, 2017 at 9:25 PM

    I live in Ohio, near Cleveland and butterscotch chip are my favorite cookies. Thanks for the chance to win your darling kit. Merry Christmas!

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  41. AnonymousDecember 7, 2017 at 9:33 PM

    Season's greetings from Houston, Texas! My very favorite Christmas cookie is Magic Cookie Bars, with M & M's on top. Too yummy to resist.

    Thanks for sharing your recipe. I like the combination of chocolate & cherries, so this is on my to-bake list now.

    Merry Christmas!

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  42. LJDecember 7, 2017 at 9:58 PM

    If cookies can be declared healthy, I'd say these are darn close. Thanks for sharing your yummy-sounding cookie recipe. Have a Merry Christmas.

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  43. Farm QuilterDecember 8, 2017 at 12:12 AM

    I live in Washington state but I'm currently taking care of my dad in Nevada. My favorite Christmas cookie is a frosted butter/sugar cookie.

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  44. teachpanyDecember 8, 2017 at 1:40 AM

    Fun. I love Spritz for Christmas. Your recipe sounds good, too. Thanks.

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  45. LeeDecember 8, 2017 at 9:42 AM

    I live in Southeast Michigan and love my grandmothers almond cookies!

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  46. June DDecember 8, 2017 at 5:11 PM

    I live in Southern California. My favorite cookie is peppermint (helps to have them shaped like candy cane.) Hmm But I forgot about shortbread cookies too but the other commenters reminded me... : )

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  47. MaryBethDecember 8, 2017 at 6:10 PM

    I live in Maryland but am originally from Ohio. I'm from German descent and my absolute must-have Christmas cookie is Pfefernusse. Merry Christams!!

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  48. ytsmomDecember 8, 2017 at 11:17 PM

    I'm from Nebraska. I love shortbread cookies, and have made many different varieties over the years.

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  49. KaHollyDecember 9, 2017 at 9:53 AM

    Wintering in New Braunfels, Texas, grocery shopping today, and adding these ingredients to my list! My favorite Christmas cookies to make are traditional decorated sugar cookies.

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  50. lynnDecember 9, 2017 at 6:44 PM

    I'm in Nova Scotia, and my favourite Christmas cookie is a butter shortbread.

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  51. Soma @ inkTorrents.comDecember 10, 2017 at 4:53 AM

    Thanks so much for sharing this cookie recipe. I love oatmeal cookies but didn't have a good recipe, well, until now :)

    -Soma

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  52. tac73December 10, 2017 at 12:35 PM

    I live in Oregon and my favorite cookie is my grandmother’s orange almond refrigerator cookie.

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  53. AnonymousDecember 11, 2017 at 10:22 AM

    My favorite Christmas cookie is krumkake, and I live in Southern California. -- soparkaveataoldotcom

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  54. Farm QuilterDecember 12, 2017 at 5:46 PM

    Thank you so much for picking my name out!! I'm so excited and can't wait to make this adorable pin cushion!!! Merry Christmas!!!

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