{Double Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies}

Hi, Friends! 

My it has been a while since I have posted... like almost a month!  Can you believe that Christmas is next week?  I am still trying to wrap my head around that... I don't even know where the time has gone!  

I feel like Christmas has snuck up on me and I am not prepared at all!  I haven't put up a Christmas tree haven't baked any Christmas cookies and Derek and I just started and finished all of our Christmas shopping last Saturday... Yea, I am a bit behind with the whole Christmas thing this year! 

Ok now lets segue into talking about what these cookies have to do with my lack of preparedness for the Christmas season!  Well, I decided last night that I needed to do a little holiday baking (you know because I haven't done any), which turned into baking about 2 1/2 batches of cookies.  These Double Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies (that's a mouthful to say) are the outcome of that said impromptu backing extravaganza!  I think the itch to bake came on after seeing the 6 million mouth watering holiday treats that kept flooding my Instagram news feed yesterday.  Or maybe the itch to bake was because I wanted to get into the holiday mind set!  Who knows!  I do know however that these double chocolate cranberry oatmeal cookies are delicious, and I think you should make them!

Double Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies 

Brunch N'Cupcakes 

Makes 21 Cookies 

Ingredients: 

1 1/2 Cup Oatmeal 

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder 

1 Cup Peanut Butter 

1/3 Cup Pure Maple Syrup

1 Egg Beaten
1 Teaspoon Vanilla

1/2 Cup White Chocolate Chips

1/2 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips 

1/2 Cup Dried Cranberries

Directions: 

1- In a large bowl combine oats and baking powder.  Stir to combine. 

2- In a small bowl mix together egg, maple syrup, vanilla and peanut butter until smooth and well combined. 

3- Pour peanut butter mixture into the oat mixture and stir until cookie dough has formed. 

4- Stir Chocolate Chips and dried cranberries into cookie dough. 

5- Roll cookie dough into about 1 inch balls and place on cookie sheet.  Slightly smash each of the balls.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes or until golden brown! Allow cookies to cook on pan before removing.

Check out these other delicious cookie recipes from around the web: 

Oatmeal Walnut Cookies - Cooking Light 
Fudgy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars - Averie Cooks 
Cranberry Oatmeal Bars - Cooing Light 

Enjoy and Happy Holidays!