ORANGE CRANBERRY OATMEAL COOKIES

Orange Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies image

Provided by ranch-girl

Time 40m

Yield 36-42 cookies, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

3/4 cup dried cranberries
1/4 cup triple sec
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons orange zest, freshly grated
3/4 cup flour
1/4 cup almond meal (almond flour)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/3 cups rolled oats
1 cup white chocolate chips (make sure they are real ones, made from cocoa butter)

Steps:

Combine cranberries and liqueur and soak for several hours or overnight.
Beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in egg and orange peel.
Mix flour, almond meal, and baking soda separately, and then beat into main mixture.
Stir oats, white choc. chips, and cranberries with soaking liquid into mixture.
Drop approximately a tablespoon of dough per cookie onto lightly greased baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
Bake at 350 for 8 - 9 minutes. Be careful not to overbake!
Let cool for a minute on cookie sheet before carefully removing to paper towels to finish cooling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75.4, Fat 3.5, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 9.9, Sodium 50.5, Carbohydrate 10, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 5.7, Protein 1.4