Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
These are the best oatmeal cookies ever! Cranberry Oatmeal cookies are soft and chewy on the inside with a little bit of a crunch on the outside and loaded with sweet but tart cranberries. These cookies are perfect for a cookie exchange or just because you want to enjoy some delicious homemade cookies!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ cup butter (melted)
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 heaping cup craisins
Directions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and prepare the baking sheets by lining them with either parchment paper or a silicone mat.
- 2
In a medium mixing bowl, add the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon, whisk to combine, and then set this mixture aside.
- 3
Add the butter to a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second intervals until the butter is melted.
- 4
In the bowl of your stand mixer add the the melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Use the whisk attachment and whip them together until you achieve a light and fluffy texture, which typically takes around 2-3 minutes.
- 5
Next, change the stand mixer attachment to the paddle attachment and add the eggs one egg at a time into the mixture and mix until combined.
- 6
Gradually add the flour mixture and oats into the bowl, stirring just until everything is evenly combined.
- 7
Stir in the cranberries. If adding nuts or chocolate chips add them in now.
- 8
Using a cookie scoop or spoon, scoop balls of the cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet.
- 9
Bake in the oven for 14-16 minutes, until the cookies are a light golden brown.
- 10
Once the cookies are done baking, allow them to rest on the cookie sheet for about 5 minutes before gently transferring them to a wire rack until completely cooled.