Recipe: Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

November 27, 2009 ·

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Whew! As much fun as Thanksgiving cooking was, I’m actually kind of glad to switch over to other late-autumn treats (if you’re looking for some good leftover turkey ideas, check out the leftover panini recipes on my other food blog – Panini Happy). Cookies call my name all year round, and as we enter part 2 of “the holidays” I find oatmeal cookies with dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks especially irresistible.

This recipe makes a good number of cookies (especially if you make them a little on the small side, like I did) which makes it possible to eat a few out of the oven, save a few to have around the house and still have enough left over to freeze and share later. At least that was my original intent – I have to admit I’ve already tapped into the “freeze and share later” stash. I’m hopeless!

I’m submitting these cookies to the Eat Christmas Cookies roundup on Food Blogga. Have Christmas cookies you’d like to share? You can find out how to participate here.

Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
From the back of the Craisins Sweetened Dried Cranberries package

Makes approx. 2-1/2 dozen cookies

INGREDIENTS:

2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 6-ounce package sweetened dried cranberries
2/3 cup white chocolate chunks or chips (~ 4-ounce bar, chopped)

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375°F.*

Using an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after each addition. Stir in sweetened dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.

* I opted to chill the dough overnight before baking.

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Tags: cranberries, oatmeal, white chocolate

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11 Comments

By Amanda, November 28, 2009 @ 4:12 PM

These would have been great to submit to the Cookie Challenge… you’ll have to do that next time she does cranberries!

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Kathy Reply:
November 28th, 2009 at 4:48 PM
I’m not familiar with the Cookie Challenge – what is it? Sounds like something I’d enjoy!

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By Amanda, November 28, 2009 @ 4:54 PM

http://cookiechallenge.ning.com/forum/topics/november-2009-secret

Your not allowed to blog about the item you submit prior to the submission date (Dec. 1st) but she might make an exception for a new guest!!! I’d love to see these cookies in there!!

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By Katerina, November 29, 2009 @ 12:55 AM

There aren’t enough cranberries in cookies these days. I love the idea of the oatmeal with them.
Katerina´s last blog ..Chicken, Barley and Thyme Soup Recipe

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By Kevin, November 29, 2009 @ 6:40 AM

Now that is a nice cookie!

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By Kathleen, November 29, 2009 @ 1:03 PM

I made these cookies today- because I have yet to find the perfect oatmeal cookie recipe- and I thought these were great. I made some substitutions because I didn’t have cranberries or white chocolate on hand. I instead added cinnamon to the oats and flour mixture and threw in cinnamon chips instead. YUM! I can’t wait to make the cookies as is!

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Kathy Reply:
November 29th, 2009 at 2:17 PM
Glad you liked them! I still haven’t tried cinnamon chips but I bet they’d be good in this recipe.

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By susan from food blogga, December 2, 2009 @ 9:58 AM

I would have tapped into the “freeze and share” stash too. Who could resist such a deliciously chunky, bumpy cookie? And I love your little Christmas Chinese take out box. I got a few at Target, and these make perfect gift boxes. Thanks, Kathy!

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By Sandie (Inn Cuisine), December 2, 2009 @ 6:48 PM

Not sure which I like best: this recipe, the styling or your photography. Cookies are so hard to shoot (in my opinion), but you managed to not only MAKE cookies that look great, but style & shoot them in an appetizing manner to boot!

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By michelle, February 28, 2010 @ 12:06 PM

These cookies look SO good- I love the white chocolate/dried cranberry combo. And I love your blog- I usually ignore the recipes on the back of the box, but you make them look so appetizing- I need to try more of them!

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