cranberry-orange crispy oatmeal cookies
I tried to capture all the flavors I so enjoy at Christmas and I think I did just that! These buttery, crispy, chewy cookies are bursting with the outstanding flavors of Christmas. Hope you enjoy!
prep time
10 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
4 to 4 1/2 doz cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup shortening, butter flavor
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup oats, regular (uncooked)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon orange juice, fresh
- 1 cup toasted rice cereal, i used rice krispies
- 1 cup coconut, flaked sweetened
- 1 cup dried cranberries, i used craisins (you can use raisins or dried cherries)
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips, i used mini chips
- - zest of one orange (about 1/2 tbsp)
How To Make cranberry-orange crispy oatmeal cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2At a medium speed, mix butter and shortening until fluffy; add both sugars and mix well. Add eggs beating well after each.
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Step 3Combine flour, oats, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually flour mixture add to sugar mixture. Scrap down bowl as needed. Add orange juice; mix well.
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Step 4Combine rice cereal, coconut, cranberries, walnuts, chocolate chips and orange zest; gently mix to combine. Hand stir into batter.
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Step 5Drop by tablespoon onto baking sheet; bake for 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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Step 6NOTE: when zesting the orange peel be sure to only zest the orange part, not any of the white.
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Category:
Cookies
Keyword:
#Thanksgiving
Keyword:
#Christmas
Keyword:
#holiday
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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