The short, lanky shrubs known as ground cherries, or husk tomatoes, yield tiny fruits that resemble tomatoes and are encased in papery husks. A crumb topping is used in this traditional Mennonite dish.
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 4 to 5 dozen |
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons margarine
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 ½ cups rolled oats
- 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup raisins
- ¾ cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a medium bowl, cream the margarine with the brown sugar and white sugar. Stir in the egg and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking soda and cinnamon; add to the creamed mixture and stir until just combined. Finally, mix in the oats, raisins, pineapple and walnuts.
- Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 185 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 31 g |
| Cholesterol | 8 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 91 mg |
| Sugars | 18 g |
| Fat | 6 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
My wife said, “best cookies ever!” They are very sweet. I used whole rolled oats (not quick oats), reduced the amount of oats a little, and added a few raisins and chopped walnuts.
This recipe was amazing. I reduced the sugar, added pineapple and finely-grated fresh ginger. I’ll definitely try this again using grated coconut.
Something is definitely not right with this recipe! I couldn’t round them into mounds to even put on the cookie sheet they were so crumbly and dry. Not enough something. Definitely will not be making these again. I did not use the pineapple.
I was nervous to make these because of previous reviews and I wanted to make some changes. I was aiming for a “tropical” cookie. Instead of raisins and walnuts I added chopped mangoes and coconut. They were FABULOUS!! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I did not add add pineapple, raisins, nuts, or the egg, But I did add 1/2 cup milk
Almost a little too moist and fell apArt after cooking . I stayed completely w recipe . Taste is great but little to fall apart for me
My dad was given some oatmeal cookies with pineapple and raisins years ago and it was his very favorite cookie. Looking for a recipe to bake him some I decided to give this one a try. I made sure the pineapple was thoroughly drained with a mesh strainer, reduced the white sugar to 1/4 cup, but left the brown sugar the same, reduced the raisins to 3/4 cup (it’s all I had), and flattened the cookies before baking. Also they didn’t spread much and can be placed closer together than 2”. I allowed the cookies to sit on the cookie sheet a full 5 minutes before removing to a rack to cool. My dad loves these cookies!
love these cookies! moist and chewy!
Made this recipe to the tee with one missing letter, the W(alnuts ). In the words of my 17 y.o. son with a big grin, THESE ARE AWESOME, you can make these again mom, even though HE was the one that actually made them, I only helped by reading what was needed and the steps for preparing. We will be making these again!
I eat a doz of these everyday, just oatmeal flour eggs butter nothing fancy
YUM! Great with the pineapple and I definitely used craisins instead of raisins. Craisins are delicious and all but raisins are probably the way to go.
Very good! I too ignored the bad reviews and decided to try it based upon the rave reviews. I doubled the cinnamon, and left out the raisins and nuts but otherwise exactly followed the recipe. They are yummy, crispy at the edges, soft and chewy in the middle. I enjoyed them very much!
These are the best Oatmeal Cookies I’ve ever made. Hands down. The pineapple is an admittedly odd ingredient but wow, nice flavour.
Good, easy recipe! Used leftover pineapple rings diced and sqeezed dry. (1 can crushed pineapple is too much.) When forming the cookie the dough was dry and crumbly but they baked nicely. Suggest more cinnamon. Made a second batch and replaced 1 cup quick oats for rolled oats.
Yummy ! I love them.Decided to try even after reading the negatives.Mine turned out just fine.I suggest being sure to drain the pineapples good.I used a mesh strainer rather than the can lid like some folks do.Also..let them cool good just like it says so they can set…
Everyone loved these cookies..I modified my recipe..instead of pineapple, I used apple sauce..and I enjoyed the flavors…
Cookies came out pretty good, but instead of using can crushed pineapple I used dried pineapple. By doing that it, I didn’t have moist cookies. I did not put any nuts in the cookies, just raisins and dried pineapple.
Something is seriously wrong with this recipe. Way too wet when baked, results in mush instead of cookies..
loved it didn’t use crushed pineapple and it made a huge difference
My first batch came out terribly wrong also – was way too dry. The cookie dough barely stayed together. It may have been because I did not add walnuts & pineapple? On the 2nd batch I added 2 eggs, 3 tbsp butter & 2 tbsp more Oats. 2nd & 3rd batch came out good.
I can’t say that I will make them again. They are very moist, but not what I was hoping for.