Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp nutmeg
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup dried cranberries, such as Craisins, lightly chopped into smaller pieces
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• 3/4 chopped walnuts, pecans, almonds or macadamia nuts, optional

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, rolled oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg with a whisk, then put the bowl aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until the mixture looks pale and airy, about 3-4 minutes. Mix in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla.
3. Add the flour mixture gradually, mixing just until it disappears into the dough. Fold in the dried cranberries, white chocolate chips and optional nuts.
4. Shape the dough into balls using about 2 Tbsp for each one, and place them on buttered cookie sheets.
5. Bake for 9 – 10 minutes, until the cookies are lightly golden. Leave them on the cookie sheet for several minutes, then move them to a wire rack to finish cooling. Store the cookies in an airtight container.