Best Martha Stewart Oatmeal Cranberry Classic Cookies Recipes

MARTHA STEWART'S OATMEAL CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the vanilla, milk, and eggs. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy. Reduce speed to low, gradually add milk mixture, and beat well. Add the flour mixture, and beat until just combined. Remove bowl from the electric mixer, and stir in the oats and cranberries. Place dough in the refrigerator until firm, at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside. Shape 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball; place on one of the prepared sheets. Repeat with the remaining dough, placing 3 inches apart. Press with the bottom of a glass to flatten dough into 2-inch diameter rounds.
• Bake until golden but still soft in center, 16 to 18 minutes, rotating halfway through. Remove from oven; transfer with parchment to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

MARTHA STEWART OATMEAL CRANBERRY CLASSIC COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder and baking soda; set aside.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the vanilla, milk and eggs; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter with both sugars, and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Reduce speed to low, gradually add milk mixture and beat well.
• Add the flour mixture, and beat until just combined. Remove bowl, from the electric mixer and stir in oats and cranberries. Place dough in the refrigerator until firm, about 2 hours, or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Line several baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
• Shape 2 tbsp of dough into a ball, place on one of the prepared sheets.
• Repeat with remaining dough, placing 3-inches apart.
• Press the bottom of a glass to flatten the dough into 2" diameter rounds.
• Bake until golden but still soft in center.16-18 minutes -- rotating halfway through.
• Remove from oven, transfer with parchment paper to wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

OATMEAL CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
• Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Mix all dry ingredients into large mixing bowl.
• Use your hands to thoroughly mix.
• Mix in butter, egg and vanilla.
• Mix until completely blended, you will need to use your hands.
• Shape into balls the size of walnuts.
• Place on a parchment lined cookie sheets 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 11 to 13 minutes in preheated oven, or until edges are lightly browned.
• Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheet.
• Transfer cookies to wire racks to finish cooling.

CHEWY OATMEAL CRANBERRY COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 2. In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk and vanilla.
• 3. In the bowl of a mixer, using a paddle attachment, combine the room temperature butter with the sugars. Beat on medium speed until mixture is light and fluffy.
• 4. Set the mixer to low speed, and gradually add egg mixture to the sugar mixture- beat well.
• 5. Add flour mixture- beat just until combined.
• 6. Remove bowl. Stir in the oats and cranberries.
• 7. Cover and put dough in the refrigerator until firm, at least 2-3 hours. (Can be left longer.).
• 8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a few baking sheets with parchment paper. If you only have one baking sheet, place extra dough back in refrigerator between bakings.
• 9. Shape pieces of dough into 2-tablespoon balls and place 3 inches apart on sheets.
• 10. Press with the bottom of a glass to flatten dough into 2-inch-diameter.
• 11. Bake until golden but still soft in center, 16 to 18 minutes, turning sheets halfway through for even baking.
• 12. Remove from oven; transfer with parchment to a wire rack to cool. Store in airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

CLASSIC OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, and baking soda. Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine butter with both sugars, and beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, milk, and eggs, and mix well. Add flour mixture, and beat until just combined. Remove bowl from the electric mixer, and stir in oats and raisins. Place dough in the refrigerator until firm, about 2 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line several baking sheets with parchment paper, and set aside. Scoop out 2 tablespoons of dough, and shape into a ball; place on one of the prepared sheets. Repeat with remaining dough, spacing balls 3 inches apart. Press down to flatten into 2-inch diameters.
• Transfer to the oven, and bake until golden but still soft in center, 16 to 18 minutes, rotating the pans between oven shelves halfway through baking. Remove from oven, and place on a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

CRANBERRY-NUT OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place an oven rack in the upper third of the oven. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Place unsalted butter and light brown sugar into the work bowl of a stand mixer and mix on medium-slow speed until very fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract, followed by eggs, one at a time. Reduce mixer speed to lowest speed and leave running.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the rolled oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon, kosher salt, and nutmeg. Pour the dry ingredients into the slowly running mixer in thirds; mix in dried cranberries and nuts until just incorporated. Using a large cookie scoop, place dough on prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Bake one batch at a time in the preheated oven just until the edges are brown, 17 to 18 minutes. Allow to cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes before removing to finish cooling on wire racks.

OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, and butter in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Starting with the mixer on low speed and increasing until it is on medium, beat until the mixture is creamy and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs and the vanilla extract, then scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, and mix to combine.
• Combine the rolled oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and wheat germ in a large bowl, and stir to combine. Add the dry mixture to the butter mixture, then mix on low speed just to combine, 10 to 15 seconds. Remove the bowl from mixer stand, and stir in your choice of chocolate chunks, golden raisins, or toffee pieces.
• Line the baking pans with parchment paper. Use a large (2 1/2 ounce) or small (1 1/4 ounce) ice-cream scoop to form balls of dough. Place the balls of dough about 4 inches apart on baking pans. Bake until golden and just set, about 18 minutes for large cookies and 14 minutes for small cookies. Remove from oven; let cool on pan 4 to 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

MARTHA STEWART'S OATMEAL COOKIES OF THE YEAR

Steps:

• Cream the butter, add the white and brown sugar.
• Scrape down the bowl, add egg and vanilla.
• Mix together the flour and the baking soda and add to the creamed mixture.
• Add the oatmeal, cherries, chocolate, and toffee.
• Using plastic wrap, divide into 3 logs and wrap.
• Chill and slice 1/2" thick.
• Bake on parchment (or wax papered) covered baking sheet at 350* for 8-10 mins.
• Cool on rack.

OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Butter or line 2 rimmed baking sheets.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugars, egg, vanilla, and water. Add the flour mixture and stir to combine. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the baking sheets, spacing the dough 1 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until lightly golden in color. Remove to cooling racks.

CHEWY OATMEAL RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together oats, flour, raisins, baking soda, and salt; set aside. Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugars until light and fluffy, scraping down bowl as necessary. Add egg and vanilla; beat until combined. Gradually add oat mixture; beat just until combined.
• Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto two baking sheets. Bake until cookies are golden brown but still soft, 12 to 16 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.