Chocolate & Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Name: Chocolate & Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Yield: Makes approximately 28 cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup whole wheat flour; 3/4 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg; 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened; 1/4 cup plus 2 tsp unsweetened applesauce; 2 tbsp canola oil; 1 1/2 cups (packed) brown sugar; 1 egg; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats; 3/4 cup dark chocolate chips; 3/4 cup dried cherries, coarsely chopped

By cookincanuck · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients

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Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Chocolate & Dried Cherry Oatmeal Cookie Recipe

Makes approximately 28 cookies

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1229Calories

28 gProtein

44 gFat

178 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 12 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Oat	1/2 cup dry (40g)	154
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Cherry	1 cup (138g)	87
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Nutmeg	1 tsp ground (2.2g)	12
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By cookincanuck. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together11,917 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Wheat + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together537 recipes

Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).
Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together18,623 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour + cinnamontop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,341 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Wheat + nutmegtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together359 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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