Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

These chewy cranberry oatmeal cookies with dried cranberries and pecans are a perfect festive treat and a great addition to any holiday cookie platter.

Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Course: DesertsCuisine: European
Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

45

minutes
Total Time

1

minute
Servings

36

Yield

3 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup — unsalted butter at room temperature

  • 1 ½ cups — light brown sugar

  • 2 teaspoons — vanilla extract

  • 2 large — eggs

  • 2 cups — old-fashioned rolled oats

  • 1 ½ cups — all-purpose flour

  • 1 teaspoon — baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon — ground cinnamon

  • 1 ½ teaspoons — coarse kosher salt, or to taste

  • ½ teaspoon — ground nutmeg

  • ½ cup — dried cranberries

  • ½ cup — chopped toasted pecans

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place an oven rack in the upper third of the oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Place unsalted butter and light brown sugar into the work bowl of a stand mixer and mix on medium-slow speed until very fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract, followed by eggs, one at a time. Reduce mixer speed to lowest speed and leave running.
  • Whisk rolled oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, kosher salt, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl; gradually add oat mixture into the slowly running mixer, a 1/3 at a time. Mix in dried cranberries and nuts until just incorporated. Using a large cookie scoop, place dough on prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake one batch at a time in the preheated oven just until the edges are brown, 17 to 18 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.

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