Orange, Oat & Cranberry Cookies

Sarah L Samuels
Nov 27, 2021
2 min read

Updated: Oct 26

I love baking lots of cookies during the festive season and these don’t disappoint. They are very easy to make and are based on my oat and raisin cookies but I have given them a festive twist!

I have used cranberries instead of raisins and added the zest of an orange for a delicious Christmas cookie.

They are delicious soft oat cookies and perfect with a cuppa during the festive season. Or why not give them as Christmas gifts for family and friends.

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These cookies are best chilled before baking so do not pre-heat the oven until you are ready to bake them. You can easily make them the day before you need and bake as required.

To start put the butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract into the bowl of a stand mixer and cream together.

Add the egg and mix again.

Then add the flour, orange zest, bicarbonate of soda and rolled oats and mix until fully incorporated.

Finally add the cranberries and mix again.

Put the mixture in the fridge for at least an hour.

When you are ready to bake the cookies pre-heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line two baking trays with baking parchment.

Roll the dough into walnut sized balls (30g approx) and place on the baking trays. You will need to do a few batches.

Bake in the oven for 12 minutes then leave to cool and set on the trays before transferring to a cooling rack.

Orange, Oat & Cranberry Cookies

Sarah's servings: 24

Sarah's skill: Easy

Baking time: 12 minutes

INGREDIENTS

120g unsalted butter, softened

75g soft light brown sugar

50g granulated sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 large egg

125g plain flour

1 orange, zested

½ tsp bicarbonate of soda

175g rolled oats

150g dried cranberries

METHOD

Put the butter, light brown sugar, granulated sugar and vanilla extract into the bowl of a stand mixer and beat together until light and fluffy.
Add the egg and mix again.
Then add the flour, orange zest, bicarbonate of soda and rolled oats and mix until fully incorporated.
Finally add the cranberries and mix together.
Put the mixture in the fridge for at least an hour.
When you are ready to bake the cookies pre-heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) and line two baking trays with baking parchment.
Roll the dough into walnut sized balls (30g approx) and place on the baking trays. You will need to do a few batches.
Bake in the oven for 12 minutes.
Leave to cool and set on the trays before transferring to a cooling rack.