Chocolate Chip Cookies … with oats, dried cherries & walnuts
She had posted these delicious CCC from Doubletree Hotel, & I set off to make them, only to find 3 cups of chocolate chips in the list of ingredients. 
So what’s the big deal, you might think. But here in India, where I guard my chocolate chips more fiercely than many other things in my larder, 3 cups was far too large a quantity to use. My chocolate chips come in from the US or Dubai whenever some good soul comes by, but only in the winter months. 
I once even got uneven blobs of chocolate chips one summer, after they had been baked on the tarmac in the aircraft in the hot Indian summer, so that was my last summer consignment. The chips we get here are micro-minuscule, little milk chocolate chips, that are nowhere in comparison to dark chips that Nestle, Hershey’s, or my fave, Ghirardeli make. So you guys, who can buy bags from Sam’s Club, & even melt them in baggies to drizzle & frost, you don’t know how LUCKY you are…& you’ll never believe how envious I always am!
Anyway, I had a bag that my niece had got from Dubai, & used some in these cookies that I made with a cue about ‘grinding the oats’ Helene’s post. I used part oat flour, part wholewheat flour & the rest was all purpose in these CCC. I also snipped in some dried cherries that my friend from the UK had brought in for me….& they were delicious. Was a comforting feeling to know that I had used a portion of ‘healthy flour’, dried cherries & walnuts too.
My recipe
1 cup flour
1/2 cup rolled oats; ground in coffee grinder
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
A pinch of salt
1tsp baking soda
1 cup butter; softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs (medium)
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup dried cherries; chopped roughly (do it with an oiled knife
1/2 cup walnuts; chopped
Method:
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Sift both the flour + wholewheat flour + oat flour with the baking soda & salt. Mix in the chocolate chips, dried cherries & walnuts. Keep aside.
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Beat the butter + eggs + sugars + vanilla extract in a deep bowl till well blended (about 1 minute).
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Add the flour mix & stir well with spatula/wooden spoon till mixed uniformly.
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Drop tsps measures on a non-stick cookie sheet, & bake for 12-15 minutes till golden brown. Remove from oven & cool on racks.
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Note: The recipe yields approximately 4 dozen crisp chocolate chip cookies.
This recipe is being sent to Original Recipes @ Culinarty for Lore’s ongoing event.
This recipe is being sent to Original Recipes @ Culinarty for Lore’s ongoing event. 
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Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
35 Comments
Gera @ SweetsFoods
Deeba you’ve an outstanding taste for your decoration and certainly I bet these choco chip cookies must be absolutely delicious!
Love the combo with dried cherries and walnuts 🙂
Cheers!
Gera
Happy cook
I always love your pictures.
I just finished baking the cookies with same ingridients, will post them tommorow.
I have to admit i lvoe your presentation.
Snooky doodle
How cute these cookies are ideal for valentine’s day. Look delicious hope i ll find some dried cherries I will make these otherwise I ll make only chocolate chips 🙂
Gloria
Love all!!! Look georgeous!! Oh Deeba look so nice how always!!! Dear you work alot!!! really!! Huggs and kisses my dear,Gloria
Bellini Valli
I wish I could send you bags and bags of chocolate chips. Noone should be chocolate chip deprived. I do enjoy the substitutes like dried cherries though:D
Amanda
Oh my so pretty!!!
Amanda
Oh my so pretty!!!
Elenka
Like Joni Mitchell sang…you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone….
Chocolate chip envy….. interesting.
Katrina
These ccc’s look amazing. I’ve made the Doubletree’s before and now after seeing these, I want to make them again! Love all your cute displays and packaging.
Zita
Deeba… those are the cutes chocolate chips cookies I’ve ever seen 🙂
giz
I promise I’ll never take for granted the ease of finding chocolate chips here. Did you make sure to get my shipping address correct for the cookies 🙂
giz
I promise I’ll never take for granted the ease of finding chocolate chips here. Did you make sure to get my shipping address correct for the cookies 🙂
Manggy
Hmm, perhaps you could cut up a chocolate bar into chunks in the Indian heat? I haven’t bought a bag of chocolate chips in ages! Anyway, I loved that recipe of Helene’s too and you did a great job with it 🙂
Helene
Oh my if I had known we could have make an exchange. I could send you a big bag of choco chips in exchange of anything from your country. Send me an email if you are interested.
What I like about you is that you start with a recipe and make it your own. Those looks delicious.
And also you always take the time to take beautiful pictures and make great arrangements.
Maria
Those cookies look lovely! The dried cherries and walnuts sound like a wonderful addition to the chocolate chips. Beautiful photos as well!
Bharti
OK dear, now I’m going to think of you every time I look at a chocolate chip bag! And I won’t take them for granted ever again, although I agree with Manggy. I prefer to use my fav. dark chocolate chopped up than chips.
Kitchen Flavours
I was about to ask where did u get chocolate chips….As it is difficult to get here. Ha it is alwys a trouble to get a bag full from the dear ones in US. Cookies looks yummy. May be u parcled it in the box for me and forgot to mail…Just kidding….Looks really delicious….
I dropped a mail on gmail account so days bck. Did u get it dear?
Vera
These are adorable, Deeba! I honestly believe that good quality chopped chocolate makes the best chips :)But,I’ll gladly send you the chips; let me know if your weather is right for this.
Anonymous
Hey the cookies look so yummy ! I am interested in baking, can you suggest which oven is good to buy in India?
Jo
These look absolutely gorgeous. Now I know what to do with my jar of oats. The photos are equally fantastic, great presentation and styling.
workhard
i always burn my cookies, i guess because i bake them in the microwave and they re not even that tasty, so i might try this out. the pics are mouth watering
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Barbara Bakes
I had fun reading your post. I do have the large bag from Sam’s Club in the pantry right now! I love dried cherries in CCC!
noble pig
I love chocolate and cherries…yum! So beautifully decorated too!
Jennifer
Those are sooo cute!!!!
The Blonde Duck
Love the little ribbons around them! So cute!
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Cakelaw
So pretty – I love the red ribbons and boxes.
Lore
You’ve said it Deeba: they are lucky lucky people!! The only cocolate “chips” we get around here are those ant-shaped ones we use to sprinkle over for decoration. And my oh my am I in love with oat flour, oh and also the choco-cherry combo. I’m sure these cookies were quickly gone :D. Thanks for sharing them with the Original Recipes Round-Up!
Núria
I would love to send you some chocolate chips from here!!!! YOu just have to ask 😀
I still have to get started with cookies and all your ingredients are easy to get and delicious… definitevely, food goes first through the eyes! And your presentations are soooooo beautiful.
Jeanne
There are so many wonderful variations on this recipe out there – my choc chip, cranberry and pistachio cookies being one of them. The chocolate/fruit/nut combo is one that just *works*! Beautiful pics too…
noobcook
Luv the addition of oats, cherries n walnuts to your cc cookies. And you dress them up so beautifully for Valentine’s Day ^^
Nicisme
Ghirardeli eh? You got class my friend.
When we came back to live in England after our stay in AZ, I bought quite a few of those huge bags of choc chips in various flavours. But when we got to open the box with them in, they had all melted together from being so hot in the container.
I love the little heart decorations on the cookies!!
Anonymous
Hi, you have so nice recipes and so beautiful pictures!:)
Please tell me if this cookies are crunchy or not. I love them being crunchy and I ask you this because I plan to try this recipe.
Thanks,
Ana
Passionate About Baking
Yes Ana, these were crisp. Actually, if I find my cookies a little soft & chewy, I put them back in the oven at a slightly lower temperature to make them crisp.
Land Rover Middle East
Looks fabulous!!!!!!!!!It really tempts!!!!!!!!!!Mouth watering:):):)
muneza
i just happened to stumble up on ur blog a few months back,n let me tell u,ALL ur recipes r amazing!!n all turn out so well.i tried these cookies,awesome!i made ur apple almond cake,snack on chocolate cake,amazing!!i guess i am totally hooked on ur recipes now!thank u so much for sharing with us