Day 3 of my 12 days of cookies: Oatmeal, Cranberry, and Chocolate Chunk Cookies. I’m currently in Seattle at the moment and it’s so cold here that I feel like my fingers are going to fall off while typing this. How do people live in twenty degree weather? I met up with a dear friend for lunch and walked about a mile from my hotel to my favorite bakery here, Macrina.
The walk wasn’t bad, I always love walking around in this city. The cold didn’t hit me until the second half of the mile. My face started to go numb and my legs felt as if they were moving automatically. I couldn’t tell if I was walking or not anymore. Thank goodness for my headband because I’m sure my ears would have fallen off otherwise. Maybe I’m just being a baby, but it’s COLD in Seattle! I can only imagine the weather on the east coast right now.
My soon to be sister-in-law brought this pestle and mortar as a souvenir for us when they went on their cruise down to Mexico last year. I usually use it as a candy dish, but decided to actually use it for what it’s intended for: grinding and crushing! It took quite a bit of manpower to break down the oats, but I loved doing it. Sure, I could have used a food processor to get it done in a matter of seconds, but where’s the fun in that?
The original recipe had normal oats, but I crushed mine to get a finer texture.
This is a nice, thick cookie that reminds me of morning granola or trail mix bars. They’re packed with flavor and texture. Recipe comes from The Food Network.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups old fashioned oats, ground or pulsed in a food processor
- 1 cup dried cranberries
- 1 (4-ounce) Ghiradelli 60 percent cacao bittersweet chocolate bar, chopped into 1/4-inch chunks
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugars. Add the eggs and vanilla.
- Gradually mix in the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until just combined.
- Stir in the oats, cranberries and chocolate chunks.
- Drop the dough by rounded spoonfuls and bake for 8-10 minutes.
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