Dried Cranberries in a traditional oatmeal cookie are delicious Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies. This soft cookie is packed full of flavor and is perfect for eating right away or freezing for later.
Eat for dessert, an after school snack or pack in your lunch box.
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies are very similar to a traditional oatmeal raisin cookie, but with dried cranberries instead of raisins.
These cookies are easy to make and this recipe makes a bunch - 36 cookies! So you easily have enough to feed a crowd or keep for yourself and nibble away on cookie after cookie!
I used dried, sweetened cranberries in these cookies. You could also add raisins if you wanted and maybe some chocolate chips!
Key ingredients
- Oats - old fashioned oatmeal or rolled oats
- Flour
- Brown sugar
- Butter - salted butter
- Eggs
- Cranberries - dried sweetened cranberries
Step by step directions
- Cream butter and sugar together
- Add eggs and vanilla
- Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix to combine
- Mix in oats
- Stir in cranberries
- Use a cookie scoop or two spoons to form balls of cookie dough on an ungreased cookie sheet
- Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 8-10 minutes
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 1-2 minutes and then remove to a baking rack until fully cooled
Recipe tips
- Make certain your butter is at room temperature
- Whip butter for 3-4 minutes along with brown sugar
- Use real vanilla, not imitation
- Use Old Fashioned Oats - not quick cook oats. Old Fashioned Oats are thicker and hold together better in these cookies.
- Add sweetened dried cranberries
Recipe Faqs
Allow cookies to fully cool on baking rack. Place in an airtight container or storage bag. Store at room temperature.
These cookies are perfect for making ahead of time and freezing.
My grandmother used to make batches of cookies and freeze them. She always had cookies to serve if anyone dropped over for a visit. My sister also freezes cookies, but not to serve to company. She likes to eat them frozen! She pulls out one at a time and eats them in their hard frozen state.
To freeze
- Allow cookies to cool completely on a baking rack
- Place cookies in an airtight container or a freezer bag
- Arrange cookies in a single layer
- Place a piece of parchment paper or waxed paper on top of cookies and add another layer of cookies
- Freeze container in a flat position
- Cookies will last up to three months in a deep freezer
To thaw
- Remove cookies from freezer
- Let sit for at least 2 hours at room temperature
If you make this recipe, I’d love to hear about it! Leave a comment below and snap a picture and tag me on Instagram @beyondthechickencoop
If you loved this recipe you’ll LOVE all the others in this category. Check out all my cookies here!
Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter until soft and light. Add brown sugar and continue mixing.1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar
- Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well.1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 eggs
- Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Mix well.1 ¾ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Add oats. Mix just until combined.3 cups oats
- Fold in dried cranberries.1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
- Form small scoops of cookies. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 8-10 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool for a few minutes on baking sheet and then remove to a baking rack to continue cooling.
Notes
- Make certain your butter is at room temperature
- Use real vanilla, not imitation
- Use old fashioned oats or rolled oats - not quick cook oats. Old Fashioned Oats are thicker and hold together better in these cookies.
- Add sweetened dried cranberries or raisins
Elaine Huntsinger says
Delish! And I made them with gluten free flour. Thanks
Kathy says
Great! So glad you gave it a try and let me know!
Gerianne says
Even my picky eaters love these cookies! A new family favorite. Thanks for sharing.
Kathy says
Love it when you find something everyone loves! Thanks for leaving a comment! Happy baking 🙂
Kay says
These are my new favorite cookies. Soft and chewy and so good. Need to make more. Thank you for sharing your recipe.
Kathy says
Thanks, Kay! They are one of our favorites too!
Dorothy says
I just finished baking these and they are cooling but I had to sneak a couple. This will be my new cookie thing because it was very easy to make
Kathy says
Hi Dorothy! There's nothing better than a delicious, easy to make cookie! I love eating them fresh out of the oven! 🙂 Happy Baking - Kathy
Gina mac says
Perfect! Thank You 😊
Kathy says
Thanks, Gina! Glad you loved them!!!
Donna says
Great easy recipe. Not too sweet which I like. I made them both with and without white chocolate chips. Both were yummy and didn’t last long!! 😋
Kathy says
White chocolate chips in these would be delicious! Thank you!!!
Cheryl says
Mmmm. You should have gotten more carried away! I've been making oatmeal craisin chocolate chip cookies for years! The best!
Kathy says
I can tell I'm going to have to go make more cookies - and add the chocolate chips!
Fred G says
Great combo
David @ Spiced says
Eating frozen cookies? Well now I've heard it all! But I do love the idea of freezing small amounts of dessert so you can portion-control yourself. We do that with slices of cake. As far as these cookies go, I'm all in! A good oatmeal raisin cookie is my favorite cookie of all time. Seriously! These look fantastic, and I'd like to order a couple dozen please. 🙂
Kathy says
I know...sometimes crazy things happen around here!
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen says
I've been working hard at eating healthy so far in 2019, but it's time for a cookie Kathy! And nothing beats a hearty, delicious oatmeal cookie. Love the added cranberries!
Kathy says
Thanks, Mary Ann....some days we just have to let loose and eat a cookie! 🙂