Description
Chewy, comforting, and bursting with tart-sweet cranberries, these Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are a cozy twist on a classic. Perfect for holidays or everyday snacking.
Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter: 1 cup (softened)
- Brown Sugar: 1 cup (packed)
- Eggs: 2 large
- Vanilla Extract: 2 teaspoons
- Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats: 2¼ cups
- All-Purpose Flour: 1⅔ cups
- Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
- Ground Cinnamon: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: ½ teaspoon
- Dried Cranberries: 1 cup
- Chopped Walnuts or Pecans (optional): ½ cup
- White Chocolate Chips (optional): ⅓ cup (plus 1 tsp coconut oil for drizzle)
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, beat softened butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Mix in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
- Mix Dry into Wet: Gradually add dry mixture to the wet mixture until combined.
- Fold in Cranberries and Nuts: Gently fold in dried cranberries and optional nuts.
- Chill Dough: Cover and chill dough for at least 1 hour.
- Scoop and Bake: Drop spoonfuls onto baking sheets, spacing apart. Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are set.
- Optional Drizzle: Melt white chocolate with coconut oil and drizzle over cooled cookies.
- Cool: Let cookies cool 5 minutes on sheet before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps cookies hold their shape and enhances flavor.
- Use old-fashioned oats for the best chewy texture.
- Don’t overbake—edges should be golden while centers remain soft.
- Fold cranberries in gently to avoid bleeding color.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 217
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 28mg
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