Do you still have cranberry cravings? These Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies will be sure to satisfy them. These pretty, ruby speckled oatmeal cookies are not only delicious, but make a wonderful addition to you holiday table. Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies also make a wonderful hostess gift. Tie them up with a ribbon or gift them in a pretty box, they are sure to be enjoyed!
Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups of butter
1 ¾ cups brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 ½ Tbsp. honey
2 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. salt
2 cups flour
18 ounces old-fashioned oats
12 ounces fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
½ cup raisins
Finely chopped zest of 1 orange
1 ¼ cups coarsely chopped walnuts
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line your baking sheets with parchment paper. Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl until smooth. Add the eggs, honey, vanilla and salt and beat until smooth and creamy. Using a large wooden spoon or your hands, work in the flour and oats until well combined. Add the cranberries, raisins, orange zest and walnuts; mix until every thing is combined.
I used my Kitchen Aid mixer which did the job of mixing everything up really well.
With your hands, form the dough into patties that are ½ inch thick and 2 ½ inches in diameter. Bake the cookies until lightly browned but still a little soft at the center, 15-20 minutes. Cool on wire racks. Makes about 25-30 cookies.
These cookies are almost more like a soft granola bar and are not overly sweet. I’m trying to convince myself that they would be a wonderful addition to my breakfast. I did have to put some in the freezer or they would have been gone in a few days!
These cookies freeze well so you can make them ahead of the holidays.
Nancy on the Home Front 
I love cranberries! Visiting from the cookie exchange on The Lazy Gastronome.
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Roseann,
I love cranberries too and although I’ve cooked with them in breads and muffins this was the first time I’d ever added them to cookies!!
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These look yummy – thanks for sharing at our cookie exchange!
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Helen,
These Cranberry Oatmeal cookies are delicious and you can almost imagine how good they are for you! 🙂
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I love oatmeal cookies. The cranberry addition sounds wonderful! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
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Helen,
This was the first time I’ve added cranberries to cookies and I am so pleased with the result! 🙂
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Your cookies look amazing, Nancy and they are so full of festive flavours! These are such a lovely cookie for the holidays, and so full of wholesome ingredients too. Thank you so much for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
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Thank you april, these cookies are delicious! Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas!
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Hi Nancy!
These cookies look delicious! They would make a wonderful addition to a Christmas tray!
I would love to have you share your holiday recipes on the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies Special Blog Party this week! We’re making an eBook of the cookie recipes with links to the authors’ posts and everyone gets a copy!
Hope to see you there!
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Lisa,
On my way over! 🙂
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Hi Nancy!
Thank you so much for sharing on the 12 Days of Christmas Cookies Party! Feel free to share as many Christmas recipes as you like! All of the cookie recipes will go in a special eBook that we’ll be sharing with the participants!
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