Chewy Cranberry-Oatmeal Cookies

Yields about forty-four 3-inch cookies.

by Elaine Khosrova
from Fine Cooking
Issue 54
Last Edit Date: 6/30/2011 9:14:35 AM

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6-3/4 ounces (1-1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. table salt
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
8 oz. (1 cup) unsalted butter, slightly softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 Tbs. honey
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
6 oz. (1-1/3 cups) dried cranberries
5 oz. (about 1 cup) chopped walnuts

Heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease your cookie sheets or cover them with parchment. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon; stir in the oats.With an electric mixer, beat the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, and then scrape down the sides of the bowl; add the honey and vanilla and beat until blended. Add the flour mixture in two additions, beating until well combined. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts.

Drop the dough by the heaping tablespoonful about 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Bake until the centers of the cookies are soft and no longer look wet, 9 to 11 minutes. Let cool on the sheets for 5 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

nutrition information (per serving):
Size : per cookie; Calories (kcal): 130; Fat (g): 7; Fat Calories (kcal): 60; Saturated Fat (g): 3; Protein (g): 2; Monounsaturated Fat (g): 1.5; Carbohydrates (g): 17; Polyunsaturated Fat (g): 2; Sodium (mg): 60; Cholesterol (mg): 20; Fiber (g): 1;

Photo: Scott Phillips

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by Lupini, 12/3/2011Great recipe. I just substituted chocolate chips for the cranberries. Turned out great!

by Jason123, 2/23/2009This is a very tasty cookie. It now takes the place of my usual raisin oatmeal cookies. I love the tanginess of the cranberries and plan to use orange flavoured ones in my next batch. I omitted the nuts in order to avoid potential allergies, and the cookies held up fine without them. I made these again this year and found that they cook more evenly and produce a nicer colour if baked on parchment. This may be because my cookie sheets have darkened alot over the years.

by JamesFoster, 1/15/2011This is an extra special cookie. I didn't have enough dried cranberries on hand so I added dried blueberries and dried cherries. Delicious! Heed the author's cautioning about the butter being too warm or they will come out of the oven a bit thin and spread out. Still taste good though.

by Chefsallycam, 1/3/2010Fantastic cookie! I made dozens and dozens of these over Christmas. For one batch I used pistachios and they were even better. For decoration I melted white chocolate and drizzled it over the cooled cookies. Yum! Everyone loved them. This is now one of my absolute fav's and a recipe I contuinually turn to.

by CarinaCarlier, 1/29/2009These were great. The chewiness of the oatmeal and cranberries go great with the crunchiness of the nuts. Of course I had to add dark chocolate chips to make it just a bit more sweet.

by pcouper, 11/12/2008Not too difficult & came out great. Most of the ingredients were already in my pantry.

by esmom, 11/5/2007Excellent!