Berry Nutty Oatmeal Cookies

Recipe Rating:	21 Ratings4
Category:	Cookies
Collections:	Christmas Cookies, 2012 Member's Choice, Nuts for Baking
Keywords:	coconut, oatmeal, cranberries, pecans

Ingredients

3/4 c	sugar
1 1/8 c	brown sugar, firmly packed
1 1/4 c	butter, softened (2 1/2 sticks)
2 large	eggs
1 1/2 tsp	vanilla extract
2 1/4 c	all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp	baking soda
1 1/2 tsp	baking powder
1 1/2 tsp	cinnamon, ground
2 c	oats, regular
1 c	coconut
3/4 c	dried cranberries
1 c	pecans, in pieces

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Lori Thoman

Well Seasoned

Orem, UT (pop. 88,328)

GimmeFlowers

Member Since Jan 2012

Lori's Notes:

This chewy oatmeal cookie, filled with sweet dried cranberries, coconut, and toasted pecans is 'berry nutty' indeed! I love a warm, chewy oatmeal cookie and spent many years trying to find just the right recipe. One day while gathering ingredients from my pantry for a batch of oatmeal cookies, I spied dried cranberries, coconut, and pecans left over from other baking projects and decided to use them up. My daughter named the cookie "Berry Nutty Oatmeal."

Comments from the Test Kitchen:

What a combo: sweet berries, crunchy nuts and scrummy oatmeal! Love.

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cream together sugars, butter, and eggs.

Add vanilla and mix.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon and oats.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.

Stir in coconut, cranberries and pecans.

Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes or until edges are slightly browned. (Do not overbake!)

SUGGESTIONS: Only use REAL butter. Toasting the pecans adds a wonderful flavor but when time is short, I leave out this step and the cookies are still delicious!

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Karla Everett Karla59

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Kitchen Crew JustaPinch

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

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Judy Trimpe GrannyT

Feb 29, 2012

These are very good cookies. I took mine out of the oven after 14 minutes and they were perfect. I nice twist on ordinary oatmeal cookies. Very tasty, moist and chewy. Thanks for the recipe.

Euniece Brenchley grannyapple37

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

barbara zito bezonline

Mar 18, 2012

sounds goood, but i dont think i can get passed the amount of fat and sugar in it.

Woodsy Girl WoodsyGirl

Mar 18, 2012

Can anyone suggest a viable substitute for the coconut? I could just omit it, but at a full cup, that will significantly reduce the bulk of the recipe. Normally I use oats instead of coconut, but this already has plenty of oats. If I use something that reacts differently with moisture than oats or coconut, will that change (pardon the pun) how the cookie crumbles?

Jane Sutton Celticcook1

Mar 18, 2012

Lori could I use craisins instead of the dried cranberries as I always have craisins in the house.Just wondering if I could exchange as they are no diffrent then raisins. Thank you for posting and congrats on the blue ribbon. :)

Vivian Brannock vbrannock

Mar 18, 2012

On the Berry Nutty Oatmeal Cookie recipe, I like to be specific with what type of flour used, please list whether it was Plain, Self-rising, Cake Flour, or All-Purpose....please adjust this recipe so everyone will have a corrected copy.....Thanks!

sharon kennedy shamarken

Mar 18, 2012

These cookies are very good and easy to make. I actually take these to work for breakfast when I'm running late. To comment on Vivian's post, I've always been taught that most recipes call for plain flour when baking powder and baking soda or salt are added. These ingredients would not be a needed addition with SR flour. However, there are recipes using both but I have found them to not be very good. This is just a rule of thumb learned way back in the day in home economics class...many, many years ago.