Oatmeal Jammys Recipe

[Photograph: Jason Florio]
These super chewy Oatmeal Jammys from The Treats Truck can be filled with any jam you'd like; feel free to choose a few fruit flavors to mix up the batch.
Reprinted with permission from The Treats Truck Baking Book by Kim Ima. Copyright © 2011. Published by William Morrow. Available wherever books are sold. All rights reserved.
- Yield:makes about 1 ½ dozen cookies
- Active time: 25 minutes
- Total time:45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/8 cup white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- Jam (or jams!) of your choice
Directions
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1.
Preheat the oven to 350˚F.
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2.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, and mix well. Stir in the vanilla.
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3.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
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4.
Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, mixing until fully incorporated.
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5.
Mix in the oats and any add-ins you fancy. See Note.
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6.
Place scoops of oatmeal cookie dough 2 inches apart on a greased or parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. Use your thumb to make a hollow in the dough.
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7.
Use a piping bag or a spoon to put a dollop of jam in the center of each cookie.
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8.
Bake for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the cookies look fully baked and the edges are golden.
Note: 1 to 1½ cups raisins, chocolate chips, chopped pecans, walnuts, dried cranberries, minced dried cherries, currants—whatever you like!