Chewy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
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Serves: 12 cookies
 
Chewy oatmeal cookies filled with cranberries, walnuts, maple syrup, and warm spices. These chewy cranberry oatmeal cookies are so delicious and chewy and great for gift giving over the holidays.
Ingredients
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • ½ tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ tablespoon maple syrup
  • ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ cups old fashioned rolled oats
  • ½ cup dried cranberries
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
  1. Soak the dried cranberries in warm water for about 10 minutes to allow them to absorb moisture. Set them aside for now.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add a beaten egg and mix until combined. Then add vanilla extract and maple syrup and mix until combined. Set aside for now.
  3. In a separate medium mixing bowl, toss the flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, and salt together. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Beat in oats, dried cranberries, and chopped walnuts. The dough will be thick and sticky. Refrigerate the dough for about 20 minutes.
  4. Preheat the oven to 350F.
  5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set the baking sheet aside for now.
  6. Roll balls of dough and place them about 1 ½ inches apart on the baking sheet. Each ball of dough should be about 1 ½ tablespoons of dough.
  7. Bake the cookies for about 10 minutes until the edges are lightly browned but the center is still soft and under baked. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack. The cookies will set and not appear as under baked once cooled.
  8. Serve these chewy cranberry oatmeal cookies as a dessert or a snack.
  9. These cookies will keep fresh in an air tight container for about a week.
Recipe by Cooking with a Wallflower at https://cookingwithawallflower.com/2016/12/11/chewy-cranberry-oatmeal-cookies/