Cranberry Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

There's nothing better than a proper, old-fashioned oatmeal raisin cookie. I've been making this recipe for years, ever since my Canadian grandmother posted me a copy of the 2001 Robin Hood Baking Festival recipe booklet. Robin Hood is a Canadian brand of flour, and I have to confess to missing its bright yellow packaging a little bit (that and Crosby's Fancy Molasses and Chipits chocolate chips - there are no reasonable equivalents here in the UK). I've changed the recipe slightly to use a mixture of cranberries and raisins and measured the quantities in UK grams instead of cup measurements.

Nonetheless, this recipe is fantastic. If you want chewy cookies you leave the balls of dough mounded on the baking tray and if you want crispy cookies you flatten the dough before baking. You can change the ingredients too - stick some coarsely chopped chocolate in, or use a mixture of dried fruit and berries (shown above). They make brilliant hill walking snacks - tried and tested! The ingredients make a large batch of cookies, around 4 dozen, but they freeze well so you don't have to worry about them going stale before they get eaten (if they ever last that long!)

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Cranberry Raisin Oatmeal Cookies

by Elizabeth 

Packed full of fruit, nuts and oats this cookie could almost be considered good for you!

Ingredients

• 150 grams unsalted butter
• 175 grams light brown muscovado sugar
• 75 grams granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 110 grams plain flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 265 grams quick-cooking porridge oats
• 125 grams dried cranberries/raisins
• 45 grams chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180 C. Grease a large baking tray.2. Cream butter, sugars, egg, water and vanilla together until light and creamy.3. Sift together flour, baking soda and cinnamon in a separate bowl.4. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating well with a wooden spoon.5. Stir in the oatmeal, fruit and nuts.6. To make chewy cookies: roll walnut sized pieces of dough into balls and place on the baking tray.7. To make crispy cookies: roll dough into balls and then flatten on the baking tray.8. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Make sure not to overbake.9. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Details

Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 15 mins Total time: 30 mins Yield: 4 dozen

Since these are deliciously homemade from scratch I am including them in Javelin Warrior's fantastic Made with Love, Mondays recipe round-up.