I have today off, but Josh had to work…so I am having a “me” day. I am going to the gym, doing a little shopping, cleaning, and baking. I also hope to start a new book and relax for a little bit.
After the holidays, I took a baking break. I tend to overdo it during December, I just can’t stop baking. I love it, but it wore me out this year.
My break didn’t last very long. I missed my KitchenAid Mixer, she is my best friend in the kitchen, besides my husband:) Baking is also a great stress reliever for me-I need to bake-it cheers me up. I turn on my tunes and let my creative juices go. I love the entire process- measuring, mixing, taking my creation out of the oven, testing, and sharing with others. Baking makes me happy. I just love it.
I was having a “down” day last week so I decided to bake dark chocolate cranberry cookies to lift my spirits. These cookies did the trick. I loved getting back into my baking groove. I usually do white chocolate with cranberry, but this time I decided to go dark. I loved the sweet cranberries with the deep dark chocolate. Mmmm!
I am going to make these for Valentine’s Day-I think they are the perfect cookie for the day of LOVE! Bake a batch for your special someone!
Dark Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
1/2 c. dark brown sugar
1/2 c. white sugar
1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
1 egg
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Baking powder
1/2 tsp. Baking soda
1 1/4 c. flour
1 1/4 c. oats
1 cup dark chocolate chips (I used Nestle Special Dark)
3/4 cup dried cranberries
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment or a Silpat and set aside.
Combine sugars and butter with an electric mixer until creamy-this will take about two minutes. Add the egg and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
In a separate bowl combine the salt, baking powder, soda, flour. Whisk together. Add flour mixture slowly to the wet ingredients. Mix until just incorporated.
Stir in the oats, chocolate chips, and dried cranberries.
Make dough balls-about 1 Tablespoon of dough per cookie. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the cookies are lightly browned around the edges and starting to set. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet for about three minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Makes about 2 ½ dozen cookies. You can double if you want more!
If you like these cookies, you might also like:
Oatmeal Cookies with Dried Cranberries and White Chocolate from Two Peas and Their Pod
Cranberry Orange Buttermilk Cookies from Two Peas and Their Pod
Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Cookies from Two Peas and Their Pod
Oatmeal Flaxseed Cranberry Cookies from Baking Bites
Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti from Andrea’s Recipes
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I love the combination of dark chocolate with the cranberries. Yum!
Hooray for oats in there too. I love oats in my cookies! These are perfect for the day of love.
I love both dark chocolate and cranberries so I’m sure these would be amazing and disappear quickly at my house!
Great flavour combo.
It’s my first time to your blog and I love it! Great looking recipes and photos.
Ohh my gosh that looks good, what a great combination!
Looks like a fabulous combo!!! I love chocolate and cranberries together.
Me days are so nice, but like you I end up in the kitchen anyway lol. Your cookies look so good! Cranberries and dark chocolate are a great idea, I think I’ll keep this to make for my husband.
Laura
Sorry you were having a down day! Hope things are looking up now! These cookies look like a great pick-me-up!
Baking makes me happy too! These are definitely a perfect Valentine’s Day cookie idea. I know I would love the dark chocolate and cranberry combo — it’s too bad I can’t get my boyfriend to eat either one. Maybe I’ll just make them for me.
Ooh, I’m a huge fan of “me” days! You know, they say dark chocolate helps lift your mood so you were right on target.
The Kitchen Aid is my bestie too.
These cookies would be great for Valentines Day or any day! The dark chocolate is a nice energy and emotional booster
I cranberries almost as much as I love dark chocolate so these look like the perfect cookie recipe for me to try! I always use the Hershey special dark chips too-there’s nothing better!
I understand. I love to cook or bake to lift my spirits. Kitchen time takes me into another world. Cranberries are a favorite of mine in cookies and in savory foods, and chocolate makes the world better.
i really love this combo. so what do you jam to when you’re baking?????
Thanks for all of your comments! I think these are a great sweet treat for Valentine’s Day.
Live Love Eat-I usually turn on Pandora-so a mix of music. I like everything but country:)
Me days are the best! These look amazing!
Wow! I love chocolate chip cookies and looking at the ingredient list, they seem a bit healthier than other recipes I’ve seen and tried. I need to try this recipe.
Thanks!
these were awesome!!! perfect treat for valentine’s day. i used orange-flavored cranberries and they were an excellent accent to the dark chocolate. i can’t wait to try more recipes from your site. thanks so much!