Jumbo Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

I start thinking about making recipes with cranberries as soon as the fall season comes around and bake them all winter long, through Valentines Day! Cranberries, whether they’re fresh or dried, are such a classic fall and winter ingredient. It just wouldn’t seem like Thanksgiving or Christmas without cranberries, would it? And because these cookies have dried cranberries, along with white and semi-sweet chocolate chips, they’re perfect for making this time of year when the days are chilly and evenings come earlier.

These cookies are big, thick, and chewy–the kind of cookie you want to have when you’re sitting in a big, comfy chair with a mug of hot cocoa, wrapped in a warm blanket and maybe watching a favorite movie or reading a good book. Did I mention that these cookies also have oatmeal in them too? It always makes me feel a little better when a cookie has oatmeal in it—somehow, cookies with oatmeal just seem a little healthier, don’t they? 🙂

Jumbo Oatmeal Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

Servings: 1 1/2 dozen
Time: 1hr 30mins
Difficulty: easy
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JUMBO OATMEAL CRANBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES by NancyC

Makes about 18 cookies

3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup dried cranberries
2/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup white chocolate chips
parchment paper, for lining cookie sheets

Preheat oven to 350˚F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper; set aside.

In large bowl, blend butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well; set aside.

In a medium-size bowl, combine oats, flour, baking soda, and salt. Add half of this flour mixture to the egg/butter/sugar mixture and mix well; then add in the rest of the flour mixture and mix all ingredients well.

Fold in the dried cranberries, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and white chocolate chips; stir until these are evenly distributed in batter.

Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls, 2 inches apart, onto parchment-lined cookie sheets (if dough is too sticky to work with, refrigerate it for 5 to 10 minutes before putting on cookie sheets). You should be able to fit 6 cookies per sheet. Bake at 350˚F for 12 to 13 minutes, or until very lightly brown (do not overtake, or cookies will be dry). Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute, then move to wire rack to cool completely.

Recipe from NancyC | nancy-c.com

Baking cookies is a great thing to do when it’s cold outside—it makes everything so cozy inside! Do you like making cranberry-flavored goodies?

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