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White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

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White chocolate oatmeal cranberry cookies combine all the best flavors of a Christmas cookie in one simple recipe. I highly recommend making a double batch because these cranberry oatmeal cookies are always crazy popular.

For as long as I can remember, cookies and Christmas go hand in hand. My grandmother used to spend day after day making all kinds of delicious Christmas treats. No one came to visit without getting a plate of goodies to take home. As Iโ€™ve gotten older, I try to do the same for my family and friends. Mathlete loves oatmeal cookies so it only makes sense to include some version in our holiday baking. My favorite are white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies.

Photo of stack of white chocolate oatmeal cranberry cookies

These cookies are so perfect for the holiday season. They combine the tartness of cranberries with the sweetness of smooth, white chocolate and heartiness of oats.

Overhead photo of white chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies

Ingredients for White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

  • Butter – I use salted European style butter but unsalted will work well here too.
  • Light Brown Sugar – You can use dark brown sugar in a pinch but the cookies will have a slightly different taste and color.
  • Eggs
  • Old Fashioned Oats
  • All-Purposeย flour
  • Baking Soda
  • Salt
  • Dried Cranberries – I typically use the 1/3 less sugar version but any dried cranberry will work.
  • White Chocolate Chips

What is the difference between old fashioned oats and quick oats?

Old fashioned oats are rolled whole-grain oat kernels. Quick oats are different because the oat kernel is first cut into smaller pieces before being rolled. This makes it much easier for quick oats to absorb water than an old fashioned oat. You can typically see the difference in size of the oats.

Cranberry Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

Sometimes when I make these, I melt extra white chocolate and drizzle it over top of the oatmeal cranberry cookies. It is delicious but I love them without it too.

Cranberry Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

These cookies practically disappeared as fast as I could get them onto the plate. Mathlete has already requested a second batch and several co-workers want a chance to try them too!

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Cranberry Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

White Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies

White chocolate oatmeal cranberry cookies combine all the best flavors of a Christmas cookie in one simple recipe.ย 
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup butter softened
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2/3 cup chopped cranberries
  • 1 2/3 cup white chocolate chips divided

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
  • Beat together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Add in eggs, one at a time. Mix until combined.
    2/3 cup butter, 2/3 cup light brown sugar, 2 large eggs
  • In a large bowl. combine 1 1/2 cup oats, 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp salt. Stir to mix.
    1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats, 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon salt
  • Gradually add flour mixture into butter mixture. Let each addition incorporate before adding more. Fold in 2/3 cup cranberries and 2/3 cup white chocolate chips.
    2/3 cup chopped cranberries, 1 2/3 cup white chocolate chips
  • Drop by 1 Tbsp amounts onto prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until lightly golden on top. Let cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet before transferring to wire cooling rack to cool completely.
  • (Optional) In a small bowl, add 1 cup white chocolate chips. Microwave for 1 minute at 50% power. Stir until smooth. Drizzle white chocolate over cooled cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 129kcal
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15 Comments

  1. These cookies look perfect for the holidays … can’t wait to make them! I’m sure my family is going to enjoy them!

  2. Those look good! I am not a huge white chocolate fan. But for some reason I do like it with Cranberry! Great combo!

  3. I’m a huge fan of oatmeal cookies…especially during the holidays! I love the addition of white chocolate and cranberries in these. I could totally go for one right now. Thanks for sharing! #client

  4. Those look delicious! I do enjoy baking with oatmeal and my youngest son loves oatmeal cookies!! Thanks for the recipe!

  5. I had a bad outcome today when I made these cookies. The dough seemed really wet, but since I followed the directions I printed out, I proceeded to bake them. They spread out, flattened, and darkened very quickly. I was very disappointed because my cookies usually turn out great and this recipe looked delicious. So I looked back at the recipe online and compared it to the one for printing out, and the amounts of flour and oats are much less for the print out version. No wonder my dough was wet and my cookies were flat! I might try to make them again using the correct amounts, but please fix the amounts on your printer version so nobody else ends up disappointed.

    1. Thank you so much for telling me this! I recently switched recipe card programs and I am finding (unfortunately) that some of the recipes didn’t transfer properly. I am going through one by one to fix them. I will fix this one immediately.
      I do hope you will try again as these cookies are fantastic. I just made 4 batches for our annual bake sale and they disappeared in minutes.