Cranberry White Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Sometimes you need a cookie that isn't superficial, or chocolately. Sometimes you need a cookie that is hearty and sweet and reminds you of all the goods things. Weekends in your grandmother's kitchen... the bounty nature provides... things like that.

This cookie was made for my coworkers (they are a lucky lot, aren't they?). I try to make sure everyone gets a request. This one came from an Ocean Spray calendar that one of my co-workers had and it proved to be a big hit - despite that it wasn't full of cocoa!

Oatmeal Cranberry Oatmeal White Chocolate Chunk Cookies
(Courtesy of Ocean Spray Recipes)

2/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1-1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 6-ounce package Ocean Spray® Craisins® Original Sweetened Dried Cranberries
2/3 cup white chocolate chunks or chips

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Using an electric mixer, beat butter or margarine and sugar together in a medium mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing well. Combine oats, flour, baking soda and salt in a separate mixing bowl. Add to butter mixture in several additions, mixing well after each addition. Stir in sweetened dried cranberries and white chocolate chunks.

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Makes approximately 2-1/2 dozen cookies.