White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

Name: White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 dozen
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, softened; 2/3 cup brown sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1-1/2 cups white baking chips; 1-1/4 cups dried cranberries; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted, optional

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield 4 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

White chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies mix sweet baking chips and chewy dried fruit with old-fashioned oats for a chocolaty, tart twist on oatmeal raisin cookies.

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups white baking chips
1-1/4 cups dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in chips, cranberries and, if desired, pecans.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 3-in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 102 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 80mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

These white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies that I adapted from another recipe call to mind ones my mother used to bake. Instead of stirring in raisins like she did, though, I add bright red cranberries for festive flair. —Marjorie Goertzen, Chase, Kansas

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