One 7 ozbag of craisinsapproximately 1 ¾ cups dried cranberries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Cream the butter on medium-high for about 2 minutes in the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment. If you don’t have a stand mixer, you can cream the butter in a large mixing bowl using a hand mixer.
Add the sugars and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix on medium-high until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes).
Turn off the mixer and use a rubber spatula to scrape down the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl.
Crack the eggs into a small bowl, and discard the shells. While the mixer is still off, add the eggs to the butter, sugar, and vanilla mixture. Mix on medium-low until blended.
Turn off the mixer again and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula to gather any of the butter/sugars mixture that the paddle attachment (or beaters) might have missed.
In a separate large mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt.
With the mixer turned off, add the four mixture to the butter, sugar, and egg mixture. Turn the mixer on to low and mix just until the ingredients are combined.
Remove the bowl from the stand mixer and add the craisins and stir them in by hand using a rubber spatula or mixing spoon.
Scoop the cookie dough using a 1 Tablespoon cookie scoop. If you don’t have a cookie scoop, you can use a spoon to scoop the dough out of the bowl and roll the dough in the balls. Don’t worry if they aren’t exactly the same size. You do want them fairly similar in size so you don’t end up with some of the cookies underdone or overdone
As you scoop the cookie dough, place the balls of dough an inch or so apart on a parchment-lined ½ sheet pan.
With the palm of your hand or a rubber spatula, gently push down on the tops of each ball of dough,
*Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes for soft, chewy cookies and for 9-10 minutes for a more cake-like to crunchy cookie.
Notes
* If you use a larger cookie scoop, the cookies will take a few extra minutes to cook.*The cookies are done when they look like they're beginning to brown around the edges.