Description
Delight in these chewy, flavorful Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies bursting with tart fresh cranberries, crunchy pecans, and sweet white chocolate chips. Perfectly spiced with cinnamon and baked to golden perfection, these cookies offer a comforting homemade treat ideal for sharing or snacking any time.
Ingredients
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Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
Add-ins
- 3 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, quartered
- 1 cup pecans, chopped
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) to ensure it reaches the perfect baking temperature for your cookies.
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large mixing bowl, use a mixer to cream together the room temperature unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Add Eggs and Vanilla: Beat in the eggs one at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated before adding the next. Stir in the vanilla extract for flavor.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt, creating an even mixture of the dry components.
- Mix Dry and Wet Ingredients: Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed butter and sugar mix, stirring until just combined to form the cookie dough base.
- Add Oats and Mix-ins: Fold in the old fashioned oats, quartered fresh cranberries, chopped pecans, and white chocolate chips evenly throughout the dough.
- Portion Dough: Drop tablespoon-sized mounds of dough onto an ungreased cookie sheet, making sure to leave about 2 inches of space between each to allow spreading during baking.
- Bake Cookies: Place the cookie sheet in the preheated oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies turn golden brown.
- Cool: Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Using fresh cranberries adds a bright tartness, but you can substitute dried cranberries if needed.
- Room temperature butter helps achieve the perfect creamy texture when creaming with sugars.
- Do not grease the cookie sheet; the oats and sugars provide enough texture to prevent sticking.
- For extra crunch, lightly toast the pecans before adding them to the dough.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week.
