The sweet tartness of the dried papaya, dried pineapple and dried cranberries are perfectly balanced by the white chocolate chips. These delicious oatmeal cookies are a party in your mouth and are perfect for a brunch, party or Shabbat treat.
It’s in the “Bible”
I have an extensive cookbook collection. I’ve spent a lot of time over the years collecting interesting and unique cookbooks. I also collect recipes online that I think I’ll use as a family staple. Gluten Free Fruited White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies were developed by combining some of the best attributes of my favorite cookies and then making them gluten free.
It’s loads of fun.
Back to the “Bible”
I store my absolute favorite recipes in what my family has taken to calling the “bible”. NO ONE except family members are allowed to read my “bible”. I’m happy to share most recipes, but the ones in the “bible” are family only.
My recipe “Bible” holds a very special place in our family’s hearts. My kids know that my most excellent recipes can be found there!
One of the recipes in the “bible” is for oatmeal raisin cookies. It’s really outstanding.
No. I’m not sharing that one 😆
Many years ago, while I was working as a personal pastry chef, I modified that recipe to be Fruited White Chocolate Chunk cookies. I sold them to many happy customers. Recipes I use(d) professionally as a Personal Pastry Chef I don’t share, for understandably good reason.
I decided to convert that recipe to gluten free and share it with you. In this case, converting the recipe by just using 1:1 flour didn’t exactly work…I needed to play with it a little.
We have a lot of cookies in the house and I had to taste them all…just to make sure the recipe is perfect for you.
You’re welcome 😉
Gluten Free Fruited Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies – this is just part of one batch…good thing they freeze well!
Why Gluten Free Fruited White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies are so good
They just are.
Doesn’t this speak for itself?
Ok, I’ll tell you.
The sweet tartness of the dried papaya, dried pineapple and dried cranberries are balanced by blending in the white chocolate chips. All that fruity, white chocolatey heaven is supported by whole grain oats. Not the instant kind, or cheap kind that get mushy or lost in a recipe. The quality oats that will hold up the ingredients.
Only get the good ones!
Good quality oats (gluten free of course) are like the best supporting actor in a movie. While the dried fruit and chocolate might be the lead actors in the play that is this cookie, they couldn’t do their parts without the outstanding performance of the oats.
Here’s the Recipe
I surprisingly didn’t have all the ingredients in the house. It’s been a while since I sold my pastries, and my inventory reflects that. I ended up ordering a bunch of the ingredients from Amazon. They were super fresh, which really impacted the quality of the final cookies. I also made a special trip to Walmart to get a few last minute ingredients as well.
I tried several brands of white chocolate chips in these cookies and found that the Walmart brand pareve white chocolate chips are really the best.
Quality of the ingredients makes a difference here.
Convection mode
I baked these cookies at 330°F convection mode. What convection mode does is cook by circulating hot air around the food you’re cooking. It’s what allows you to bake three trays of cookies at once, and they all come out exactly the same – perfectly.
You don’t want to use convection bake here – unless you were baking a single tray. Convection bake heats from the bottom of the oven (like bake mode) but also circulates air. When doing multiple racks you want to use convection mode.
If you don’t have a convection oven, I’d bake the cookies at 365°F. I’ve found over the years that the cookies bake better at a slightly higher temperature than 350°F.
It’s important to know your oven and how it bakes. I strongly recommend getting an oven thermometer and placing it in the center of your oven. It will determine if your oven is really baking at 350°F or instead is baking hotter at say, 360°F.
Here’s an example of an inexpensive oven thermometer.
For around $10 you can diagnose if your oven is baking at the temperature you’re setting it at.
Gluten Free Fruited White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 45-54 cookies 1x
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Gluten Free
- Diet: Kosher
Description
The sweet tartness of the dried papaya, dried pineapple and dried cranberries are perfectly balanced by the white chocolate chips. These delicious oatmeal cookies are a party in your mouth and are perfect for a brunch, party or Shabbat treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup plant based butter (2 sticks)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups 1:1 gluten free flour
- 2 cups old fashioned rolled oats (not instant)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup dried diced pineapple
- 1/2 cup dried diced papaya
- 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 330°F Convection or 365°F non-convection oven.
- Line three baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, using a paddle attachment, blend together the margarine, brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
- Add the eggs and mix until blended.
- Next add the flour, oats, salt and baking powder. Mix until completely blended and smooth.
- With the mixer running on the lowest setting, blend in the pineapple, papaya, cranberries and white chocolate chips.
- Using a cookie scoop, scoop cookies onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8 minutes, then rotate each pan 180° and bake for an additional 4 minutes. The rotating ensures even baking for all the cookies.
- Remove the cookies and, if possible, allow to cool before eating.
Equipment
Quaker Gluten Free Old Fashioned Oats
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Great Value Organic White Baking Chips, 10 oz
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Ocean Spray Craisins Dried Cranberries
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Oh! Nuts Diced Dried Pineapple
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Fleischmanns Solid Margarine – Unsalted
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Use high quality oats for this recipe.
These cookies freeze very well. I usually line them up sideways in a pan. Make sure they are stored in a completely airtight container.
If this recipe makes too many cookies for your family (gasp!), you can halve the recipe with good results.
It’s very important to use relatively fresh baking powder. Baking powder can loose its rising power if kept too long. Replace it every 3-4 months if possible.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 135
- Sugar: 14.7 g
- Sodium: 87.3 mg
- Fat: 4.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 23.2 g
- Protein: 1.3 g
- Cholesterol: 9.1 mg
Perfect for an afternoon snack.
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Thank you for your recipe.
I was in the frozen batter cookie and muffin business. I am retired now.
I have given the recipes for our most popular items
To anyone interested. Let them run with it anyway they please. Hopefully they will enjoy as much as the customers of our successful business did. Unfortunately your comments about your prized recipes and how you are not about to share them left a very bad taste. Not necessary to shar that!
Thanks for your comment Joy. There is a chance that I may return to the business at some point, therefore I don’t give out those recipes – it’s my livelihood. Additionally, I’m more than happy to give out almost any cooking recipe. If there is a dessert recipe that someone is looking for (and it’s in the “bible”) I’ll direct them to something very similar. Not ever has anyone been offended and is always appreciative. I’m sure your treats were a Joy to eat, I’d love to hear about them some time. Drop me a line and send some pics. I’d be happy to share them, you must be very proud of your accomplishment. Thanks again for your comment, I look forward to hearing from you in the future. All the best, Sharon
Would love it if you would share your cookie recipes!! ❤️ I love to bake. As my daughter in law says, “baking is my therapy “. My email address is :
[email protected]. Thank you so much!!