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White Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies are chewy oatmeal cookies with plenty of dried cranberries and some chopped pecans! They are dipped in white chocolate to take the cookie to the next level! Delicious!
I am a big fan of these cookies! I originally shared the recipe about 5 years ago and felt that they needed a little update and a little love. When it comes to cookies, oatmeal and cranberries are two of my favorite things. And when you add white chocolate, I’m totally sold.
If you’ve never had a cookie that’s actually dipped in white chocolate before, you are missing out. It’s WAY better than just adding white chocolate chips. Amazing and delicious!
These cookies are soft, chewy and full of flavor. A great cookie for any time, but especially at Christmas when cranberries are so festive.
- Flour – I use all purpose in these cookies.
- Baking soda and baking powder – A little bit of both lends just the right texture and chewiness.
- Salt, Cinnamon, Vanilla extract – For flavor. I love a little hint of cinnamon in my oatmeal cookies!
- Butter
- Brown and white sugar – The combination of the two adds extra flavor and moisture with the brown sugar.
- Egg
- Quick Cook Oats – The quick cook oats are going to give you a better textured cookie.
- Dried Cranberries
- Pecans
- Baking white chocolate – There are lots of options for this, but you want something that will be easy to melt and dry firm. Candiquick, Almond bark, Ghirardelli Baking Chocolate and even Wilton Candy Melts would work.
These cookies are pretty simple to make. The toughest part is holding back on eating them long enough to dip them in the white chocolate. However, once you taste one that way, you’ll be eager to dip them all!
To begin, you’ll cream your butter and sugars together. You want to be sure you cream them until you notice the change in color and consistency. It’ll be much lighter in color and creamy.
Next, you’ll add the egg and vanilla extract and mix them until they are well combined.
After that, add the dry ingredients and mix just until well combined. Then add in your oats, cranberries and pecans and stir them in by hand.
Make large tablespoon sized balls of cookie dough and bake them! Once they are baked and cooled, it’s time to dip them in white chocolate.
Melt the white chocolate, dip the cookies and tap off any excess, then sprinkle with some pecan bits, if you like.
The final cookies are SO good! Hard to stop eating and sure to be a hit. Soft, chewy and covered in my favorite thing – white chocolate. Bring on the cookies!
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Print- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 18 minutes
- Yield: about 30 Cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Description
White Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies are chewy oatmeal cookies with plenty of dried cranberries and some chopped pecans! They are dipped in white chocolate to take the cookie to the next level! Delicious!
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups (228g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 cup (224g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup (168g) packed dark brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (104g) sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups (131g) uncooked quick cook oats
- 1 1/2 cups dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup pecan pieces, toasted, optional
- 12 oz vanilla candiquick (or similar baking white chocolate)
Instructions
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories: 229
- Sugar: 20 g
- Sodium: 97.2 mg
- Fat: 10.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 30.6 g
- Protein: 1.8 g
- Cholesterol: 22.5 mg
Enjoy!
Can I make the dough ahead of time before I bake them?
That should be fine. Just bring it back to room temperature before baking.
Can dough be frozen ?
That should be fine.
can I add the white chips to the cookie instead?
You could. That should be fine. The cookies may just spread slightly less.
My new favorite cookie! These are delicious. Thank you for the recipe.
So glad to hear that!
Hi can I use light brown sugar instead of dark?
That should be fine.
Love the cookie recipe. The cranberries are a nice change to oatmeal cookies.
Just ran across this cookie, it looks so appealing to the eye and I love oatmeal cookies, white chocolate, cranberries and pecans, what’s not to like. We are having a bake sale in the next couple of weeks and I plan on doing this recipe. I’m not rating it because I haven’t made them yet. In my mind it’s 5 star’s.
I hope you enjoy them!
I would love to add these to my christmas platters…can i freeze after dipping? Or should they be dipped after thawing for final service?
I really think either way would be fine. They might look “fresher” if you dip them after thawing.
5 stars for previous comments, ingredient list and looks. Will be making these for sure.
Do you have a high altitude recipe for these? I moved to Colorado from Chicago and really want to make these again for thanksgiving! Just don’t want to mess them up since they’re my favorite 😬
I don’t really know anything about high altitude baking. I’m sorry!
Flavor is good! This recipe does not make 40-42 cookies i used a heaping tbsp and got 27 cookies. Thanks for ur recipe though it is delicious!
I’m glad you enjoyed them!
This is my new FAVORITE cookie!!! Oh My Gosh!! Delicious on every level with so many flavors that work so well together!! LOVE!!
Can I use unsalted butter that’s all I have right now ????
Yes, you’ll just want to add about 1/4 tsp of salt to the dough.
I made these today and really liked them- they are a tad sweet, so I think next time I’m going to add some orange zest to cut that sweetness a bit. The hubby loved them too! Thanks for the recipe.
I just made these and was wondering the best way to store them, before & after dippjng them in the chocolate? Thank you.
They are best stored at room temperature in an air tight container – both before and after dipping.
I made the cookies……. they should be on the front page of a magazine! They were good before I dipped them but add the dip with sprinkle of nuts and ….Killed it! My kids are begging me to make these again. I have printed the blog page with your website and I’m giving these away this year with your page, lol. Thank you so much. I’m excited to try the cake for New Years.
Awesome! These are some of my favorites too – glad you enjoyed them!
What is the difference between using quick cook oats and traditional oats for this recipe??
It looks amazing!!
It’s a difference in look and texture, but you can swap them out if you like.
Made these cookies and they are delicious. My question is that it does not call for salt. My cookies were pretty flat and I am wondering if that is why.
The recipe calls for salted butter, so you wouldn’t need to add additional salt. It wouldn’t be the reason for the cookies being flatter than you expected, either way. Usually thinner cookies are the result of some ingredients possibly being mis-measured, like the dry ingredients. If the amounts are off, the cookies may spread more and therefore be thinner.
Would you need to modify any part of the recipe if you decided not to include the oats?
I would suggest taking a look at this recipe. It might be more what you’re looking for. You could swap out the white chocolate chips for pecans.
Can you use margarine. I am too lazy to run to the store for butter.
I wouldn’t normally recommend it. They are fairly different in cookies.
These look delicious!! Are they chewy?
I would describe them as chewy, yes.
Could you use dried cherries instead of cranberries?
That should be fine. You could also check out my Cherry Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies.
These cookies are so good. Loved making them and everyone at work loved eating them!!!!
Love this recipe. Also, I just saw one of your pictures on a flyer for Royal Crest Dairy in Colorado.
Thanks Becky! I’m so glad you enjoyed the cookies!
Wow, I’m not familiar with Royal Crest Dairy. Do you remember which recipe the photo was for?
It was for this recipe. It’s the 6th picture down from the top. The one with the cookies only on the red napkin. I was honestly kinda floored when I saw the pic on their flyer because I thought using other’s pics was frowned upon.
How did you get your cookies to be so perfectly round?
Rather than just scooping out the dough, I rolled it into balls and then flattened them a little bit before putting them on the cookie sheet.
Made these cookies last night for Christmas this week and they are so freaking good!!! Thanks for the recipe!! My new favorite cookies!!!
Awesome! I’m still such a fan of these cookies too. Love them! 🙂
A great idea for a cookie, but I would make some changes to this recipe.
Firstly, do not use a heaping tablespoon. The cookies will turn out too large. Don’t use any more than a tablespoon. Also, large cookies are also more susceptible to breaking while being dipped, especially since these cookies turn out VERY soft. Even the smaller cookies will break apart when dipping, because they are so soft. Bake at least 10-11 minutes, maybe 12. I unfortunately followed the recipe exactly and lost a few 🙁 Contrary to what this recipe says, do not take them out before they are done. Even after cooling and sitting all night they will be too soft to dip without losing a couple (especially if you use a heaping tablespoon).
What is candiquick? Never used it. Can I get it at the grocery store. Can I use white chocolate chips? Want to make them for gifts for my friends this Christmas…. They look awesome!
It’s basically a chocolate coating that’s easier for melting than regular chocolate chips. It’s similar to Wilton candy melts, if you’ve ever used those. You can certainly use regular white chocolate chips though.
Can you freeze the dough (in balls or a slab) or freeze the cookies? I want to start my Christmas baking early this year.
🙂
~LC
I haven’t ever frozen these, but I’d think both ways would be fine. My preference would be to freeze the dough so the cookies are fresh, but totally up to you. 🙂
I was wondering this too. I’ve never frozen raw cookie dough. Would you recommend freezing them in balls and thoroughly thawing before baking?
You could freeze it either way, but it’d certainly be easiest to freeze the balls, completely thaw them and then bake.
can you make the dough ahead of time?
Yes, it should be fine if made a day ahead.
[…] They freeze well, too. Just don’t glaze them before you put them in the freezer. I have made this recipe for years but this year I tweaked it and got the inspiration for the glaze from Life, Love, and Sugar. […]
Oh man I am pinning these to my Christmas board ASAP! I love all the flavors and textures you have going on in the one glorious cookie! 😀
So glad you had fun in Chicago! It is a beautiful city isn’t it!! And I can’t believe you have never been to Sur La Table. I live there!! 😉 These cookies look delicious and festive for the holidays!! 🙂
Thanks Renee! Yes, such an awesome store!
this look wonderful! I love the white chocolate + cranberry combo!
Thanks Angelyn!
Love that you dipped the cookies in white chocolate! Perfect for holiday gifts!
The nearest Sur la Table is about 1 1/2 hours away, so I’ve only been once. It took me forever to look around while my family was done in about 5 minutes. Next time I go alone or with a girlfriend:) Sorry that the baby didn’t make an appearance when you were visiting, but it sounds like your cousin and her husband had a wonderful time hanging out with you before the birth:) Anything dipped in white chocolate is dreamy to me and I love how cheery these cookies are!
Do you use fresh or dried cranberries? The ingredient list didn’t specify.
Yes, sorry about that Julie! It’s dried cranberries. I’ve updated the recipe. Thanks!
Would you recommend fresh? Maybe boiling them withe sugar to release and allowing them to cool before putting them in this recipe?
Hmm, I’ve never tried boiling cranberries like that, so I don’t know what that’d be like.
Ooooo dipped cookies are always better! Love the sprinkle of pecans on them too! Sounds like you had a fab weekend 🙂
Thanks Julie!
Sur la table is what Heaven looks like. I just know it! These cookies look phenomenal! Love the extra dip in white chocolate! Perfect for any Christmas cookie plate! Pinned
I’m so in love with these cookies!! Eek!
OMG. You’ve never been to Sur la Table?! But that’s, like, the best store ever. I just wander around and drool. And buy stuff. Can’t help it!
I love that your husband is protective of his cookies. Everyone should be! I would definitely guard these. They are the perfect fall cookie!